POLICY
California Democrats introduce legislation — supported by Governor Newsom — on police reforms that would ban police tactics used against suspects and protesters. Congress considers how to follow California’s lead on our police use-of-force bill — led by CDT-endorsed …
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COVID and Race in California
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies released a new poll showing how people of color in California are especially affected by the safety and economic impacts of COVID-19. Two journalists, Levi Sumagaysay …
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COVID in California
Coronavirus has proven deadlier for people living with dirty air, and the American Lung Association released their annual “State of the Air,” ranking Fresno, Bakersfied and Visalia of the Central Valley, Los Angeles and the …
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COVID in California
The state Senate has formed a Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response of 11 members, chaired by Senator Lena Gonzalez (SD33-Long Beach). The committee will analyze the state response to COVID-19 and work on how …
COVID-19 IN CALIFORNIA
Early data from Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit are showing that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting people of color, especially Black populations. Some California county health officials are looking to collect more data on race to analyze who is …
COVID-19 IN CALIFORNIA
Per the Sacramento Bee, Governor Newsom’s Department of Finance sent letters to the Legislature and government agencies “advising them that the normal schedule for state budgeting is on hold and that the goals the governor described in …
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California Voters
As of February 20, 16,065,956 ballots have been mailed, 1,404,192 (9%) have been returned and, by party, 8% of Democrat, 6% of Independent and 14% of Republican ballots have been returned (link to a daily …
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Legislative Environmental Scorecard
CLCV released their 2019 legislative environmental scorecard. Below are the scores of our endorsed elected officials (asterisks indicate officials who were endorsed jointly with Voices for Progress). Luz Rivas was awarded Freshman of the …
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State Legislature
Courage California released their new Courage Scores for the 2019 legislative year. Courage awards the top scorers with their “All Star” designation. Courage also targets legislators with the worst scores and track records of working in …
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The Changing California Electorate
California’s population nears the 40 million mark, but growth is slowing due to net outmigration to other states. Two of CDT’s priority regions — the Central Valley and Inland Empire — saw some of …
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