Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Calls to Action: Legislators
SB 63: No new taxes without productivity improvements
Dear California State Lawmakers,
I am a proud Clipper Card carrier who rides BART and SF MUNI — and also I’m a taxpayer, so I write to you today about SB 63, which proposes a tax increase for public transit.
David Crane
Collective Bargaining For Public Employees, Taxes
Thirteen years ago, the California Chamber of Commerce and other big business organizations cut a deal with Governor Jerry Brown not to oppose a 30 percent temporary tax increase on individuals. Since then the state’s General Fund has extracted an extra $95 billion from individual taxpayers, including small businesses that pay business taxes at individual rates, and annual General Fund Expenditures have increased 165 percent.
David Crane
Calls to Action: Citizens
SF Standard: Opinion | Bursting the balloon of Ezra Klein’s ‘Abundance’ theory
Klein and his co-author Derek Thompson believe more of everything is the answer to what ails California. But bad governance will ruin it all.
David Crane
