Most of us want similar things: good schools for our children, a healthy family, and safe neighborhoods. But
for more than four decades, big corporations have not been paying their fair share, leaving California’s
school funding falling behind. California now has the most overcrowded classrooms in the U.S. and some of
the worst ratios of counselors, librarians, and nurses per student. Schools & Communities First ensures that
our schools and communities come first – with the resources to educate all of our kids and the services to
support all of our families. It closes commercial property tax loopholes beneting a fraction of corporations
and wealthy investors, without affecting homeowners or renters, and reclaims $12 billion every year to fund
world-class schools and strengthen local economies to lift up all Californians. It’s time to invest in
California’s future.