Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Calls to Action: Citizens, Other Efforts We Support
Oaklanders Are Clear On What They Want
All too often, rent-seekers and other special interests push polls to influence elected officials. One antidote is community-based polling that provides a clear signal of what the public actually wants. Recently Oakland got such a signal in a poll of its residents by the East Bay Polling Institute (EBPI).
David Crane
Collective Bargaining For Public Employees, Fiscal Affairs
Who Will Win CA’s Rent-Seeker Oscars?
While Hollywood is aflutter about who will win Academy Awards next Sunday, everyone in Sacramento is talking about which candidates for CA governor will win the endorsements of the state’s Top Rent-Seekers.
David Crane
Calls to Action: Citizens, Collective Bargaining For Public Employees, Fiscal Affairs
Reversing Rent-Seeker Dominance In California
In fiscal year 2024-25, state and local governments in California spent $240 billion on public employees and $161 billion on healthcare enterprises. The government in California is big business, and the public employee unions, healthcare corporations and healthcare employee unions that captured those billions are among the biggest businesses in California.
David Crane
