Catalyst California (formerly Advancement Project California) advocates for racial justice by building power and transforming public systems.

Proposition 36 threatens to undo California’s community safety ecosystem.  Its passage this November would mark a return to the failed “tough-on-crime” era that made California less safe and devastated communities of color.  We cannot let this happen. 

The people of California want and need more affordable housing and safe infrastructure. According to the latest official assessment, California needs to add more than 300,000 new homes each year to meet demand, but private developers are barely managing to build a third of that. The lack of this housing has been a top problem here for decades, but, until recently, corporate influence in the Legislature has made it difficult for cities and counties to fund new housing. Too often, corporations see this public good as a threat to their short-term profits and work to prevent communities from raising needed revenue, even when there is majority support.