Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Updates
CA Rent-Seeker Sweepstakes Are Underway!
The race for CA governor is in full swing as the rent-seeking unions and corporations that capture the lion’s share of $500 billion per year of state spending are starting to announce their endorsements. I’m keeping a spreadsheet. Here’s a screenshot of endorsements so far by some of Sacramento’s leading rent-seekers.
Brian Jenkins
Ballot Measures, Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
Hostages to CA’s Accounting Fraud
Yesterday my SFMuni bus ride took me past a protest led by SFUSD teachers striking for better pay. You cannot blame the teachers. You also can’t blame the students whose schools are closed or the taxpayers who have been providing record revenues to schools. All are victims of a deception that started 27 years ago.
David Crane
Fiscal Affairs, Pension Spending
SF Standard: The real reason for SFUSD’s strike
Last week, I tuned into a webinar for parents anguished about the strike at the San Francisco Unified School District. Speaker after speaker expressed frustration: at the district, at the union, at the seemingly impossible math of paying teachers what they deserve while closing a $100 million budget deficit.
David Crane
