Tag Archives: Prop 30

Local Groups Push for Equity in Our Schools

California Calls’ massive push to motivate new and occasional voters to go to the polls in record numbers in November 2012 resulted in a voter surge which helped to pass Prop 30.  Since then, we have monitored how the Prop 30 funds are being spent.  Last spring we surveyed over 93,000 voters about how the…

California Calls – Building On Success in 2013

Although much work remains to be done to restore the California Dream, California Calls is wrapping up another successful year of engaging, educating and inspiring statewide voters, including young people, new immigrants, and Latinos and African Americans from low-income and working poor neighborhoods. Building Voter Trust and Engagement Using high-capacity predictive dialing phone systems and…

Californian Voters Believe that the Budget Should Help Even the Playing Field

On June 27, Governor Jerry Brown signed the new California budget. Thanks to Prop 30 increasing taxes on the wealthy, this is the first time in many years that California will not see devastating cuts to education and other state services. The new budget invests in the future by prioritizing education funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds…