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California Calls’ 7 Favorite Power Building Moments of 2014

For California Calls, 2014 was a year of deepening our alliance, building power in our communities, and preparation for 2016. To celebrate a powerful year, we put together a list of our 7 favorite moments of power building in 2014: 1. Prop 47 Gives Thousands of Californians a Chance for a Brighter Future. 20 years…

California Calls Celebrates Grandparents Day with 15,000 Seniors

Many Californians are facing the challenge of finding the care they need to stay in their homes as they age. On September 7th, 15,000 voters over the age of 55 joined California Calls for a Telephone Town Hall to discuss the future of long-term care in California. A panel of experts, which included Sarita Gupta, Co-Director…

California’s New Budget Falls Short

Last month, Gov. Brown signed the $156.4 billion 2014-15 state budget. Instead of reinvesting billions of dollars in new revenue from Prop 30 into communities that are still hurting from a decade of cuts, the California legislature took only small steps to address poverty and high unemployment, and accepted low levels of funding as the…