Ally Organizations
Given that membership in the California Progressive Alliance (CPA) is limited to individuals, outside organizations are encouraged to be part of the CPA as Allies. An āAllyā is defined as an organization that has agreed to partner with the CPA in an effort to organize and generate support for progressive issues and legislation.
Ally organizations are encouraged to work closely with CPA Actionā¦
Get Involved!
There are numerous ways you can get involved in the California Progressive Alliance. While membership is limited to individuals, groups are invited to be part of the CPA as Allies.
Furthermore, individuals are encouraged to join existing Action Teams and Standing Committees, or even create their new Action Teams by submitting a Proposal to the Steering Committee for approval.ā¦
2019 Founding Convention Recap!
Our Founding Convention in San Luis Obispo was a great success! The CPA would like to thank the SLO Guild Hall for hosting us and everyone who came out to help make this such a momentous occasion! With over 250 people in attendance from ALL over the state we showed that progressives are ready to come together around shared values to create a better California for all!
All photos by Karenā¦
Proposals, Allies, and the Steering Committee Election
Much of The California Progressive Alliance volunteer leadership team today is focused on making our Founding Conference on March 30-31 in San Luis Obispo a meaningful and joyous experience for hundreds of fellow activists and organizers from throughout the state. We want you to learn and inform as we forge new relationships and an organization that helps nurture a broad front that will take usā¦
2019 Founding Convention
JOIN THE FOUNDING CONVENTION!
GREEN NEW DEAL * PUBLIC BANKING * PEOPLE POWER * CORPORATE-FREE ELECTIONS
Guest speakers: SLOā¦
āLite Guvā No More: California Candidates Spending Millions For A Job That Gets No Respect
By Joe Garofoli /
The lieutenant governorās position is so disrespected in California that its current occupant famously said California should āget rid of the positionā if it wasnāt made more effective.
That isnāt happening. In fact, just the opposite is unfolding. The job mocked as āLite Govā in Sacramento has become downright politically sexy.
Two former ambassadors are runningā¦
āItās Getting Unbearableā: UC Workers Protest Increasing Cost of Living, Call for Rent Freeze
By Sam Levin /
Demonstrators converged on Upper Sproul Plaza and marched to the Residential and Student Service Programs, or RSSP, office Thursday to protest rent increases and demand that UC officials freeze housing fees.
Protesters laughed, chanted and hoisted signs as the group grew from a handful of protesters at noon to about 100 by 12:30 p.m. The crowd included graduate students,ā¦
Gayle McLaughlin For Lt. Governor: The Only Progressive Choice
By Steve Ducey /
There are 11 candidates for California Lt. Governor on the ballot for the June 5th primary. Gayle McLaughlin is not only the clear choice for progressive voters, sheās the only candidate with the track record of success that makes her worthy of the office.
Lt. Governor is not the most glamorous title, and thus the race has not gotten much attention. Most voters areā¦
Book Review: ‘Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American Cityā
By Mike Wold /
Twenty years ago, Richmond, California, a declining industrial suburb north of Berkeley in the Bay Area, would have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the most socially and environmentally progressive small cities in the United States.
Richmondās main employer was (and is) the Chevron refinery, one of the largest oil refineries in the world. Chevronā¦
Races Show Potential for Independent Left
By Ginger Jentzen /
The midterm elections are being framed by many as either a fight for or against the Trump administration. The Democratic establishment however continues to fight for something right in the middle, shunning and even trying to force out more progressive candidates (although progressives in a number of states won primaries). The GOP hopesā¦