Updates

GFC Courage Award Presented to Senator Anna Caballero

We are pleased to present the second GFC Courage Award of 2023 to Senator Anna Caballero.

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Updates

Pay to Play Governance In California

Special interest groups have filed suit against SB 1439, a bill supported by Govern For California and signed into law last year by Governor Newsom that restricts “pay-to-play” (“P2P”) practices.

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Updates

GFC Courage Award Presented to Senator Ben Allen

We are pleased to present the first GFC Courage Award of 2023 to Senator Ben Allen.

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Budget

Addressing California’s Budget Shortfall

The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) has forecast a budget shortfall of $25 billion for Fiscal 2023-24 even if a recession does not occur.

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Press Release

Post-Election Statement

On Tuesday, Californians smartly rejected Proposition 30’s tax grab and elected a slate of exceptional legislators to serve in Sacramento.

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Calls to Action: Citizens

Timely Disclosure Of Political Contributions

We always encourage readers to explore Cal-Access to gain a sense of how campaigns are financed in California.

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Calls to Action: Citizens

California Campaign Finance 101

Our last email elicited several questions about campaign finance so over the next few months we will provide you with short briefings about that subject. Today we address direct donations to candidates and committees that can donate to candidates.

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Ballot MeasuresTaxes

Beware Bahamian Billionaires Bearing Ballot Measures

A crypto billionaire who shelters his company from US taxes by housing it in the Bahamas is financing tax increase legislation in California.

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Research

Accountability For Learning Loss

Learning loss due to school closures and remote learning has cost students months of academic progress, with poorer students faring the worst. The 2022-23 education budget proposes record per-pupil spending, yet we lack meaningful visibility into the quality of outcomes produced for students.

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BudgetTaxes

A Dangerous May Revision

We scratched our heads Friday when — despite a steep fall-off in the stock market and a first quarter contraction of the US economy — we learned the May Revision of the Governor’s Proposed Budget expects rosy tax revenues for the 2022-23 fiscal year commencing July 1. After reading the document, we learned how that happened:

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Mission

We advocate for common sense solutions to the Golden State’s challenges by supporting laws, leaders, and ideas that help the greatest number of Californians and deliver high-quality public services at reasonable cost to taxpayers.