Reminder that we can't depend on billionaires to fund social movements. They should pay because we make them (taxes), not because they want feel-good tax deductions. mercurynews.com/2025/05/01/mar…

⚡️BIG NEWS: Green Social Housing just passed in Chicago! This is a *huge* win that residents and organizers w/ IL GND Coalition 🌱 and Grassroots Collaborative have been working towards for years: housing that's permanently affordable, environmentally sustainable, mixed-income, AND tenant governed!

Green social housing WINS in Chicago! 💚🏡

#CRA4CA #PassAB801 (Assemblymember Mia Bonta) "This is an urgent moment to reinvest in our communities and generate billions of dollars for affordable and climate-resilient housing." - Zach Lou, Coalition Director, California Green New Deal Coalition 🌿#ResistReinvestRebuild

California is facing a major budget shortfall. Instead of cutting essential services, there’s a better option: #MakePollutersPay #AB1243/#SB684 would raise $150 billion or more from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies—protecting California’s budget and our communities.

Join Dissent in the Bay Area on June 26 for a discussion about housing politics and climate disaster! With Moira Birss (Climate & Community Institute) and Zach Lou (California Green New Deal Coalition). dissentmagazine.org/blog/bay-area-…

Instead of tax breaks for billionaires, some CA leaders support a different path. To preserve funding for Medi-Cal & other crucial programs we could 😮 close tax avoidance loopholes or 🤯 make corporations pay their fair share #CaLeg #FairBudgetNow politico.com/newsletters/ca…

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In the wake of the LA fires, corporate land acquisitions are skyrocketing in Altadena. Support the residents trying to keep Altadena in community hands: la-clt.solidarity.tech/altadena-acq-f…

🏡 Social housing puts people over profit — and now CA wants to hear from YOU! As part of the #SB555 study, share your vision for what social housing should be in our state! 📝 Survey: bit.ly/sb555-survey 📘 Guide: bit.ly/sb555-survey-i… ⏳ Deadline: July 25

Despite intense heatwaves, landlords have no legal duty to provide air conditioning to their rental properties. We need indoor temperature protections and enforcement NOW to keep tenants safe. laist.com/news/climate-e…

🚨New report shows how #rentcontrol is one of the most effective and popular solutions to the housing crisis. It found that over 30M households could be protected by expanded rent control policies. It’s time for rent control nationwide! 🔗 Read here! bit.ly/homesfutures

Cities like Seattle and Atlanta are building permanently affordable #SocialHousing, AKA homes shielded from the private market where rent is capped at 30% of income. This is the kind of bold housing policy California needs! The Conversation U.S. theconversation.com/from-seattle-t…

*NEW REPORT*⚡Organize, Industrialize, Decarbonize! A Pro-Worker, Green Industrial Policy for California ⚡lays out a strategic vision to create tens of thousands of green, union jobs and lower the cost of clean energy. static1.squarespace.com/static/660d872…

Following the Eaton Fire, Altadena is facing an impending land grab by predatory speculators. Now, strong policy interventions are needed to ensure the community remains at the forefront of fire recovery. Learn more over on the SAJE Blog: bit.ly/469HUnn

UAW members in CA are fighting for SB 787 (Sen. Jerry McNerney) to advance a future where clean energy and good jobs go hand in hand. By supporting this bill, California can lead the nation in building a green economy that works for everyone. @asmbuffywicks Gavin Newsom @caspeakerrivas

“It’s a suffocating feeling, especially when you lack insulation. You can’t escape it.” Californians need more protections from extreme heat. #SB655 is an essential step toward a future where everyone has the right to indoor cooling.  #CALeg Governor Gavin Newsom calmatters.org/commentary/202…

It’s never been more important for CA to lead the nation in innovative policies to decarbonize our economy. #SB787 means high road jobs in key clean energy sectors. Now it's time for Gavin Newsom to sign it into law. jacobin.com/2025/09/uaw-ab…

L.A. renters finally won a right to cooling: by 2032, all rentals must keep units below 82°. Until then, tenants can install AC or blackout curtains without landlord retaliation. A major step as extreme heat grows deadlier every year. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

“California already has laws in place for homes to maintain a minimum indoor temperature. Why not have laws in place to ensure homes maintain a maximum indoor temperature too?” #SB655 is a common sense solution to a deadly problem. Governor Gavin Newsom sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/…