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For some time I have been telling those who asked me about Kamala Harris that I thought she would not run for governor.

GFC has joined with California Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of California and other good government organizations in signing a letter of opposition to any effort to undo California’s Independent Redistricting Commission…

GFC supports candidates for important local races when we are asked to do so by people we trust. Recently our friends at Vibrant LA asked us to support four candidates for the Los Angeles City Council: Traci Park, Tim Gaspar, Jose Ugarte and Lou Calanche.

The 2025-26 budget Governor Newsom signed into law last Friday takes a terrible toll on the future by issuing debt and draining reserves to close deficits caused by overspending.

Our friends at Blueprint SF have launched a petition to pause an ethnic studies program at San Francisco Unified School District.

GFC President David Crane recently sat down with the State of Gold podcast to discuss the state of California’s governance.

Yesterday many eyes were on New York City’s mayoral primary but ours were also on a special election for the San Jose City Council for which GFC supported Anthony Tordillos against a machine politician.

Tomorrow, the California Legislature is expected to pass a 2025-26 budget bill that will take even more from the future than the budget proposed by Governor Newsom.

As you know, GFC supports candidates for important local races when we are asked to do so by people we respect. Recently one of the people we respect most, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, asked us to support Anthony Tordillos…

Last week the news was all about the US House of Representatives passing another budget-busting bill that extends a streak of extraordinary federal spending growth since the pandemic. But California’s spending grew even more —  much more.