News
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.
Govern For California
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.
Govern For California
Press Release
On Tuesday, Californians smartly rejected Proposition 30’s tax grab and elected a slate of exceptional legislators to serve in Sacramento.
Govern For California
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.
Govern For California
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.
David Crane
Ballot Measures, Taxes
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.
David Crane
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.
Govern For California
Budget, Taxes
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:
David Crane
Ballot Measures, Taxes
Two social media and crypto executives are behind an initiative on the November ballot that would jeopardize steady funding for services financed by the General Fund and force state taxpayers to use after-tax dollars to fund what the sponsors and others like them could fund with pre-tax dollars.
David Crane
Taxes
Imagine you are responsible for projecting state tax revenues for the 2022-23 fiscal year commencing July 1. Here are some things you know:
David Crane