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An Interview with Shankar Singam

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Protesters Roll Out ‘Unwelcome’ Mat for President Trump

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Electricity Markets in the Western U.S.

Oct 1 2018

Independent California Endorses L.A. Measure B (city public bank)

Oct 4 2018

Bearly Represented: How the U.S. Constitution makes Californians second-class voters

Oct 11 2018

What California independence looks like: 12 ways California is already moving towards independence (and one more thing to try)

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California’s Initiative Circulation Period

California law specifies an unusually short amount of time to collect signatures to qualify an initiative for the ballot. This heavily advantages paid signature collection over volunteer efforts. To meet Read More

Posted On : December 18, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • California Stories

The Strange Power of ‘Ecotopia’

California needs a new narrative, and you can write it. In “Could the ‘Ecotopia’ fantasy actually become reality?” columnist Dan Walters recently speculated that California, Washington, and Oregon are collectively implementing Read More

Posted On : November 16, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Press

Seeds of Secession in California

The idea of secession has been around for a while in California. In 2014, 20% of the people favoured it; after Mr. Trump’s election, it grew to 32%, according to Read More

Posted On : November 4, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Taxes

Prop 10 and Tax Increases by Majority Vote

The Legislature may, by majority vote, place tax increases before the voters which go towards promoting, supporting, and improving early childhood development from the prenatal stage to five years of Read More

Posted On : October 20, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • In The News

California secessionists think their path to independence is easier than Catalonia’s

Marin said he knows California secession would still be incredibly difficult without the cooperation of the federal government, but believes California could “annoy” Congress into allowing California to go its Read More

Posted On : October 12, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Health Care

Why We Shouldn’t Wait on Washington for Better Health Care

 Let’s face it, health care in California is a mess. For the average person, buying insurance and accessing care is expensive and confusing. Small business owners must choose between paying Read More

Posted On : October 3, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Mythbusting

The Great Migration Myth

Tell me if you’ve heard this story before: thanks to sky-high housing costs, over-taxation, and/or failed liberal policies, Californians, especially the middle class, are fleeing the state. There’s one huge Read More

Posted On : August 11, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Articles
  • Taxes
  • Under-Represented, Over-Taxed

The California taxpayer’s case for independence

On Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office cleared the California Freedom Coalition’s initiative, “California Autonomy from Federal Government,” for circulation. If passed, it would direct the Governor, in coordination with Read More

Posted On : July 28, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • Fair Representation
  • In The News
  • Under-Represented, Over-Taxed

Backers of California Secession Say State’s Senate Representation Is Dire

Smaller states overrepresented in Congress tend to lean conservative and Republican and, as big blue states like California grow, the power of smaller counterparts actually increases in contrast because budget legislation is Read More

Posted On : July 25, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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  • In The News

‘Cal-Exit’: Talking Reasons, Strategy

Board member Shankar Singam talks with NBC4’s Conan Nolan.

Posted On : July 9, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin

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