California Donor Table Fund

In 2015, California Common Cause was a lead supporter of the California Voter Participation Rights Act (SB 415, Hueso). This report finds that voter turnout in municipal elections tripled, on average, in cities across California that consolidated their elections …

State legislatures around the country have made little progress in diversifying their ranks during the last decade, with many states losing ground in boosting the representation of people of color and white women. California, for has a state population …

For our first decade CDT flew under the radar, focusing on building the infrastructure California progressives needed to win policies and elections. Over the last year we’ve gone more public to spotlight our work with donors and to celebrate the …

CDT endorsed Assemblymembers Alex Lee, Lorena Gonzalez, and Luz Rivas, as well as Miguel Santiago, were joined by CFT President Jeff Freitas, Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez, and entrepreneur, impact investor and CDT alum Joe Sanberg discussed a a plan that …

The Warehouse Worker Resource Center, a co-founder of CDT partner Inland Empire United, was one of the three organizations who won the Workers Lab Innovation Fund for innovations supporting workers “coming back” stronger. WWRC, in San Bernardino, wants to see …

EXCERPT: As 2020 falls behind us, it’s critical to reflect on the lessons we can take away for 2022. The unprecedented election is still offering important lessons, and we should avoid some common misperceptions which have emerged so far.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – A bill that would buy more time for California’s small businesses to stay afloat is gaining more momentum.

The Keep California Working Act, also known as Senate Bill 74, is a bipartisan small business …

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When George Gascón was growing up in Cudahy, a small city in Los Angeles County, he and his friends often felt targeted by the police. Gascón was born in Cuba and immigrated to California in 1967, when he was …