Lobby Day: I Went to Sacramento to Participate in the Legislative Process
By Mai Nguyen Do, Courage California’s Policy & Partnerships Lead On August 3, 2022, as a part of the Building the California Dream Alliance (BCDA), Courage California met with legislators…
SCOTUS: How We Got Here and Where We Go
By: Scottie Thomaston, Editor at Courage California Institute’s EqualityOnTrial.com The Supreme Court of the United State’s term – the last in which Justice Stephen Breyer will participate – has ended. The decisions…
Californians Demand and Deserve Community Investments: 2022-23 Budget Proposal
Courage California stands in support of our progressive partners and their budget priorities. We urge California’s legislative leadership to incorporate the following key items in the 2022-23 State Budget, and…
Vote NO on H to reject the recall of DA Chesa Boudin: Keep San Francisco on the right track
Proposition H asks voters whether or not they want to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was elected November 2019 and has served in this office since January…
SCOTUS Leak Confirms Justices are Right-Wing Extremists
A five-Justice majority of the Supreme Court has reportedly voted to overturn the right to abortion provided in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Politico reported(1) that they…
WATCH: Statewide Policy Approaches to Sustaining and Strengthening Local and Ethnic Media
On April 6th, Californians tuned-in to a public panel discussion to learn from advocates and experts about the state of California media policy and the priorities, strategies, and statewide models…
WATCH: 7th Annual Courage Score Press Conference
On Monday February 28th, we were joined by Assemblymember Ash Kalra and Melissa Romero of California Environmental Voters at a press event to announce the release of our seventh annual…
Progressives Kept Newsom in Office. Did Newsom Support Progressive Policies in 2021?
The deadline for Governor Newsom to sign bills passed by the state legislature into law was Sunday, October 10, ending the 2021 legislative session. So how did our progressive priority…
Gov. Newsom: the Time is Now to Step-up and Fight for Californians
On September 14, Californians won. Leaders, advocates, and voters united to reject the recall and chose the path to progress. But as directors of two statewide organizations that helped lead…
The 2021 California legislative session is over — how courageous were our representatives?
California’s legislative session just ended last week. During our midyear review, it was clear that progressive policies weren’t faring too well. Only eight out of fifteen of our priorities made…