Here’s a great column by Gustavo Arellano about some of the mistakes Newsom’s recall campaign is making, in one of the largest voting constituencies in our state. In addition to advocating for the campaign to spend its money accordingly, CDT …
Listen to CDT’s ED Ludovic Blain discuss the recall, the campaign’s self-inflicted problems, and all the work we are doing to fix them.
Backers of the campaign to fire Gov. Gavin Newsom are hoping that Californians will keep some things in mind when they cast their vote in the Sept. 14 recall election. To name a few: Mask mandates, shuttered schools, sluggish …
By: Rebecca M. Hamburg, Chief Network Officer, California Donor Table Fund
California is facing an unprecedented wave of recalls threatening our democracy. Disinformation and voter suppression could deeply impact these off-year special elections by encouraging low voter turnout. To …
On Sunday California Donor Table Director Ludovic Blain was featured in Joe Garofoli’s SF Chronicle column, Wealthy progressives spending $10 million, even if it means beating other California Democrats.
Both pieces capture the immense challenge and opportunity progressives …
Race Equity and Voting in 2020 and Beyond
In this Municipal Action Guide we outline how improving access to the ballot box for Black, Indigenous, Latinx/Hispanic and other people of color benefits all people in a community (the link between …
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 …
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