California is the 4th largest economy in the world. We have the most populous state in the country, where one in twelve Americans live in California. California is a majority people of color (65%) state. 

Yet, our public K-12 education system is ranked #37 out of 50 states in the country. Nearly one-fifth of Californians suffer from poverty. Homelessness continues to be on the rise as housing becomes increasingly unaffordable. One in three of Calfornians are insured with Medi-Cal, which is California’s version of the federal Medicaid program – a program that is facing $880 billion spending cuts in the next decade. California is suffering from major climate-related crises, displacing families all across the state, families who are forced to pick up the pieces and rebuild with little to no support from the state government. 

When California’s establishment politicians attempt to explain this inexplicable phenomenon – deepening inequality in one of the wealthiest states in the country– they point to the ever constraining state budget, that there is no money to fix all of the inequities that exist in our state. We know that these are lies. Politicians make conscious policy decisions to slash the resources for the vast majority of it’s population all the while keeping the tiny billionaire elite rich. It’s not a lack of resources, it’s a lack of political will to provide a dignified life for the working people of California

The average Californian in the top 1% can earn, in five days,  what an average middle-income Californian earns in a year. California is also home to 186 billionaires who have a combined wealth of over 1.2 trillion dollars as well as some of the most profitable companies in the world, with the top 100 companies having an estimated 4 trillion dollars in revenue in 2024 alone. The combined wealth of the top three billionaires in California – Mark Zuckerburg, Larry Ellison and Larry Page far exceeds that of the state spending budget of $322 billion. 

This is why we are putting forward a program for and by the working people of California. In a state as wealthy as ours, there is no need for any form of systemic human suffering. Basic necessities for a dignified human life should be a right, not a privilege. We are fighting to end the rule of the billionaire class that controls the vast amounts of wealth in our state. The wealth belongs to the people. Join us in building a socialist movement. We will end the rule of the billionaires once and for all.