A California Recipient Committee · FPPC ID# 1477310

Smart growth. Safe communities.
Sound government.

California Leadership Today advances practical, pro-growth policy across Sacramento, Orange County, and the cities where housing, safety, and budget decisions actually get made.

Where we engage
StatewideLegislation & ballot measures
Orange CountyRegional housing & growth policy
LocalCity councils & planning commissions
The Platform

Four planks, one standard: does it work for California?

We evaluate every bill, ballot measure, and local ordinance against the same test — does it build housing, protect budgets, keep neighborhoods safe, and hold government accountable to the people who fund it.

01

Pro-Housing & Development

CEQA streamlining · Entitlement reform · Housing element compliance

Faster, more predictable approvals for the housing California needs — cutting the procedural delay that turns a two-year project into a ten-year one, without lowering community standards.

02

Fiscal Responsibility

Structural deficits · Pension liabilities · Tax policy

Budgets that live within their means. We back candidates and measures that close structural deficits honestly instead of deferring them, and oppose tax increases used to paper over mismanagement.

03

Public Safety

Homelessness policy · Retail & property crime · Emergency response

Safe streets and functioning emergency services are the baseline for everything else a city does. We support policy that measures results, not just intentions.

04

Government Transparency

Brown Act · Public Records Act · Conflict-of-interest disclosure

Decisions made in public, records available on request, and elected officials accountable for votes — not procedural workarounds that keep constituents in the dark.

About the Committee

One committee, three levels of California government.

California Leadership Today is a recipient committee registered with the California Secretary of State, built to match the right tool to each fight — a housing bill in Sacramento, a ballot measure in Orange County, a planning commission vote in a single city council district.

  • Statewide policyTracking and weighing in on legislation and ballot measures moving through Sacramento.
  • Orange County engagementRegional advocacy on housing supply, infrastructure, and growth policy across the county’s cities.
  • Local involvementDirect participation in city council and planning commission decisions where entitlement and budget policy is set.
  • Registered & compliantFiled with the CA Secretary of State (ID# 1477310) with treasurer services provided by Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk.
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PAID FOR BYCALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP TODAY
FPPC ID#1477310
EIN33-2364018
TREASURERBell, McAndrews & Hiltachk
ADDRESS455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600, Sacramento, CA 95814