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Resolution: Close the Commercial Property Loophole

Jan 25 2015
The Green Party of California General Assembly approved the following resolution on Saturday, January 24, 2015:

Young Green Ruscal Cayangyang appointed to the Vallejo School Board

Jan 22 2015
Young Green Ruscal Cayangyang was appointed to the five-member Vallejo City Unified School District Board of Trustees, January 20th, in 3-1 vote by the Board's other four members, to fill a vacancy on the Board.

Election Report: Greens win 23 fall races in fall 2014 elections

Nov 6 2014
Led by three present/former Green Mayors, 23 Greens were elected across California in November 4th elections - bringing to 64 the number of Greens holding elected office statewide, up from 60 in June 2014. Eleven of 13 Green incumbents were returned to office in November elections - 12/14 in 2014 overall.  

Green Party Positions on Statewide Propositions - November 2014 General Election

Nov 4 2014

Richmond, CA Green Mayor Gayle McLaughin answers Chevron Corporation's attacks

Oct 30 2014
The following interview is reprinted from Moyers and Company, October 30, 2014. Read the original here and listen here. 

Green County Supervisor Dan Hamburg re-elected

Jun 4 2014
Long-time Green implements Ten Key Values in office

Green Party Voter Guide - June 3, 2014 Primary Election

Jun 3 2014
Here are the Green Party of California recommendations for the June 3, 2014 statewide ballot:

Third Consecutive Young Green elected to Napa Valley College Board of Trustees

May 15 2014
April Clary is the new Green Student Trustee

Green Party opposes AB2145, seeks to preserve Community Choice Aggregation

May 12 2014
Community Choice Aggregation is a tool to achieve substantial greenhouse gas emissions reductions by increasing the use of energy efficiency and new decentralized renewable energy resources, and to stimulate local economies by creating living wage jobs and spurring healthy competition in the energy sector.

Green Party positions on Statewide Propositions - June 2014 Primary Election

May 11 2014
Vote no on Props 41 and 42

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Press Releases

Green Party of California General Assembly approves novel Tax Reform Plan calling for a 'progressive tax structure' based on 'personal responsibility'

May 5 2011
The Green Party of California General Assembly meeting here has approved a Tax Reform Plan for California which stresses a "progressive" tax structure calling for "personal responsibility" in the state tax code.

Green Party issues grim Earth Day reminder re: BP Spill, Japan nuke disaster; but state's environmental party also provides view of what is needed in the future.

Apr 22 2011
The Green Party of California has issued a grim reminder regarding upcoming Earth Day, calling for an end to "compromise" that has led to disasters like the BP oil spill and the nuclear tragedy in Japan and more effort to take positive steps to build a new energy infrastructure that is kinder and gentler to the planet.

Press Release: Green Party of LA recommends Winograd and Chamness in 36th Congressional District

Apr 19 2011
The Green Party of Los Angeles County announced today that it will recommend Marcy Winograd and Mike Chamness in the 36th Congressional District race on May 17th.

Green Party attacks latest billion-dollar budget cuts to poor, and elderly

Mar 24 2011
The Green Party of California attacked Gov. Brown's slashing more than $11 billion from the state budget late Thursday, calling the actions avoidable if only the Governor and the Legislature had "guts." Brown signed legislation approving higher community college fees, eliminating Adult Day Health Care, and cutting monies from welfare-to-work grants and First5 childhood development funds.

Green Party of California endorses state and national protests Saturday against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Greens also call for humane treatment, release of WikiLeaks suspect

Mar 18 2011
The Green Party of California endorsed the statewide and national demonstrations March 19 and next month opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well calling for the inhumane treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is being held incommunicado in connection with the WikiLeaks release of documents to the public.

Gov. Brown accused of offering 'false choices' about budget, asked if he supports 'human needs or tax breaks for huge corporations' in letter from Green Party state official

Mar 17 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown was accused of offering "false choices" to Californians about the state budget by an official of the opposition Green Party of California, who went on to ask the governor if he stands "with us for human needs, or will you instead stand for continuing tax breaks for huge corporations and the very wealthy?"

Environmental watchdog, with family in Japan, says U.S. must 'examine' posture toward nuclear power; insists alternatives safer and more economically viable

Mar 15 2011
GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO (Mar 15, 2011) A Green Party environmental watchdog - whose wife's entire family resides in Japan - said today that it is "inevitable that the United States must re-examine its own posture regarding not only the future of nuclear power, but also the management of the 104 nuclear power plants already operating" in the U.S.

Green Party of California sympathizes with Japanese people, expresses concern for safety of California, supports dismantling all nuclear power plants and shift to 'greener, safer power sources'

Mar 14 2011
The Green Party of California Monday expressed its "deepest sympathies" with the people of Japan after last week's earthquake and tsunami disaster, and the possible nuclear catastrophe that may engulf Japan and parts of the rest of the world - including California, which may be one of the first mainland states to be effected by radiation from a Japanese meltdown.

Green Party throws political muscle behind statewide UC student protests, compares actions to young people's role to overthrow of dictator in Egypt

Mar 2 2011
Green Party of California officials this week threw their political muscle behind statewide student-based protests Wednesday at UC and other campuses against continued hikes in fees and tuition.

Green Party of California supports public worker protests in Wisconsin, California and other states; Greens urge more 'pushing back' to preserve workers' rights

Feb 24 2011
GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS RELEASE SACRAMENTO - In response to the Wisconsin protests - and sympathetic actions in California and other states by public employees this week to preserve their rights to collective bargaining - the Green Party of California affirmed its support for unionized public workers across California and nation.

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