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Another Sales Tax Is Not Going To Save Transit
Bay Area transit agencies are running out of money and Sacramento’s solution is to charge riders more. Instead of yet another sales tax, we should be fixing the real problem: California’s Prop 13 that lets corporations dodge billions in taxes.
College Costs Are Soaring
Each year the cost of college and living keeps getting higher, making college an unrealistic goal for many. We need to make housing affordable not just for college students—but all residents in California!
Fair corporate taxes could bail out cities
Every city in California is suffering from a lack of revenue sources. Prop. 13 reform could change that.
Prop. 13 reform could solve cities’ shortfalls
Prop. 13 reform could solve the budget woes of many cities in Calfornia, including Oakland.
What if all the money spent on private schools went to public education?
Read Elliott Halpern’s letter to the editor regarding the wonders of public education.
Students Can’t Learn Without Mental Health Care
The Trump administration plans to cancel nearly $168 million in school-based mental health grants that fund hundreds of school social workers, counselors and wellness coaches in California.
Safe Schools Are Not Enough—Families Must Be Safe Too
Every child deserves to learn without fear. That means making schools safe havens and extending that safety into our communities by standing against family separation.
Prop. 13 is the Reason California Schools are Underfunded
Prop. 13 was catastrophic for California’s public education system. Ben Grieff talks to Kevin Jones of Doomloop Dispatch about why that was and what we can do to fix it.
To Stop the Homelessness Crisis from Worsening, We Must Keep People in Their Homes
Kicking people out of their homes to build market rate housing over it is cruel and unacceptable. It is antithetical to the idea of stopping the homelessness crisis
California Stands with Our Trans Youth!
Trump threatens all California schools who do not adhere to his transgender policies.
Why expand programs when you can just build a whole new school?
Parents in San Francisco United School District are upset after SFUSD staff, who know their school communities best, share a report where they oppose the opening of a new Mandarin immersion charter school.
If Students Can’t Get Classes, How Will They Graduate?
SF prides itself on its diversity and claims to represent marginalized communities of color, but what happens when CCSF is unable to offer educationally equitable resources for these communities?
Fund the People, Not the Cops!
The San Francisco Police are on track to exceed their overtime pay budget by arresting protesters.
PG&E to upgrade power equipment to service to Microsoft data hub
Microsoft Data centers and PG&E facilities vs housing in the south bay read more here
Students in the Inland Empire face more barriers in Higher Education
The Inland Empire is home to a growing population of students who are eager to attend higher education. Significant financial barriers prevent them from applying to or going to a four-year institution.
California Stands with Immigrant Communities
California joins a lawsuit with 20 states against the Trump administration. We stand with out immigrant communities!
Respect the wishes of our communities!
San Francisco is home to communities of people living in RVs due to the city’s housing crisis. While there are currently some allowances available to these communities, Mayor Lurie wants to strip people of them.
Housing Should Be a Universal Right!
Housing should be seen as a universal right and establishing rent control could help us obtain that.
California lawmakers are quietly working to roll back criminal justice reforms
Lawmakers are attempting to repeal laws that mark huge strides for criminal justice reform. We need an educated citizenry to fight back.
California is the 4th Largest Economy, but 30th in Education
California ranks the 4th in the world for having the strongest economy, but 30th in education. Overall, California students are robbed by billionaires who are trying to turn their schools into a business. We need to reform Prop 13 to securely fund our public schools!