Catalyst California

06/03/2026

CA gets sicker and poorer while the 0.01% get ... to celebrate, thanks to Trump’s H.R.1 Billionaires First bill that kicks Californians off CalFresh if they remain between jobs more than three months. See what else is happening: https://bit.ly/CaliforniaataCrossroads.

06/02/2026

On this election day, vote like your rights depend on it, because they do. Our partners at Community Coalition say as much in an LA Sentinel op-ed out now on the SCOTUS Callais decision that eviscerates the Voting Rights Act: "It would be understandable at a time like this if voters feel like they should just give up on our democracy as they watch its core tenets being dismantled. But history proves that when we show up to the polls we can sway outcomes. We can change the course of history if we use our constitutional right to vote." Check it in the comments.

06/01/2026

As Trump’s H.R. 1 Billionaires First bill begins to take hold in our state, we see that while CA gets sicker and poorer, the 0.01% get ... to celebrate. Californians can’t even afford to save for rent without getting kicked off Medi-Cal. See more at: https://bit.ly/CaliforniaataCrossroads.

05/28/2026

As it voted for a historic end to pretext police stops, the Los Angeles City Council also beefed up funding to extract police from mental health calls, replacing them with unarmed, trained clinicians. Since 2024, the teams handled more than 20,000 calls. This is what worked for!

Trained clinicians with the city’s Unarmed Model of Crisis Response have handled over 20,000 calls since 2024.

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

As California begins to deal with one of the largest upward transfers of wealth in our history from Trump’s H.R. 1 Billionaires First bill, Catalyst California tallies who wins and who loses in our state, in our counties, and among our residents. See more: https://bit.ly/CaliforniaataCrossroads.

05/20/2026

Catalyst California endorses Measure ER on the ballot for the current elections that end June 2. What is Measure ER, you ask? It's a plan to allow LA County to preserve its health care safety net against coming H.R. 1 cuts. In our Looming Crisis panel, Jim Mangia, CEO of St. John's Community Health, explains what the measure does and who it helps protect. Take a look and don't forget to vote!

05/08/2026

Those who don't want us to vote know what happens when we show up: We set the direction for the nation. We protect our families and communities. And we know there's nothing to fear.

Drop boxes are open NOW, so turn in your ballot ASAP. 6/2 is the last day to vote.

05/07/2026

The Wednesday vote by the City of Los Angeles council to end LAPD's pretextual stops practice was truly historic. Check out coverage on : https://bit.ly/4uvqgUA

In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council moved to end the Police Department’s use of pretextual stops, a law enforcement tactic long criticized by civil rights advocates who say it disproportionately targets Black and Latino residents. Lindsey Peña reports May 6, 2026.

05/07/2026

Yesterday, the LA City Council voted to ban LAPD's practice of pretextual stops, which has caused so much damage to Black and brown communities in our city. John Kim detailed some of the damage and celebrated the courage of the decision. Now, the Police Commission must follow through.