California Calls, a statewide coalition of community based organizations, released the following statement from President Anthony Thigpenn in response to Governor Brown’s proposed 2015-16 budget: “The Governor’s Proposed Budget forces the most vulnerable Californians to live in persistent poverty and contradicts voter-approved solutions like Prop 47. While the economy and Prop 30 have boosted funding…

Thousands of Volunteers Contacted 300,000 New and Infrequent Voters Creating a Groundswell of Support LOS ANGELES – A large-scale ground game across California was a key factor in Prop 47’s victory, building support and momentum for the initiative among newly registered and infrequent voters in African American, Asian Pacific American and Latino communities. On October 4, California…

Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to prioritize debt reduction and savings in the 2014-15 state budget instead of restoring a decade of draconian cuts in education, infrastructure and the safety is the wrong direction according to young voters, voters of color, low-income voters, immigrants and new and occasional voters from across the state, announced Anthony Thigpenn,…