Area Congressman John Garamendi a couple of weeks ago acknowledged he was approached as a possible Democratic candidate to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated in 2016 by … Continued
One day later, with few other Democrats close to the starting line, Elizabeth Warren endorsed Harris. Eight days later, the Howard Dean-founded Democracy for America–which is part of a coalition … Continued
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown San Francisco Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on election … Continued
The Courage Campaign has been critical of Brown arguing that while he has done a “heroic job” of bringing the state back from the budget cliff, “much to our dismay, … Continued
And for many liberals and Democratic lawmakers, Brown’s latest budget proposal represents just more of the same. Last week, Eddie Kurtz, executive director of the 900,000-member Courage Campaign, said that … Continued
A statewide coalition of advocacy groups called the California Partnership staged news conferences in five cities, calling upon Brown to do more to break down what it called the state’s … Continued
Eddie Kurtz, executive director of the liberal Courage Campaign, said progressives are starved for a candidate who represents economic populism and wants more corporate accountability. Harris has shown a willingness … Continued
Courage Campaign’s executive director Eddie Kurtz asks “where is California’s Elizabeth Warren?,” in a special OpEd to the Sacramento Bee.
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Friday proposed a massive $113 billion state budget that boosts education spending and state savings while leaving some social programs funded below … Continued
Even as anti-poverty activists organized protests around the state, Gov. Jerry Brown released a spending plan Friday that would restore few recession-era spending cuts to social services. Brown instead called … Continued