Govern For California
Govern For California is a political philanthropy that works to counter special interest influence over California governments.
Calls to Action: Citizens
Los Angeles’s capitalists have gone missing from political action. San Francisco offers a telling contrast: capitalist-backed lawmakers now dominate City Hall, and voters recently rejected a socialist revenue measure.
David Crane
Calls to Action: Citizens, Collective Bargaining For Public Employees, Fiscal Affairs, Taxes
Have you noticed that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) never backs tax measures that would send revenues directly to residents? SEIU only wants revenues to flow through governments that — you guessed it — pay SEIU members.
David Crane
Budget, Fiscal Affairs
$21.3 Billion Loss Of Reserves Under Newsom
As Gavin Newsom enacts his final budget as governor, I have been looking at all eight of his budgets. The first post was about spending on employee compensation and benefits, which is the third largest category of state spending. The second post was about spending on public schools, which is the second largest category of state spending. The third post was about spending on Medi-Cal, which is the largest category of state spending. This post is about what happened to budget reserves under Newsom.
David Crane
