2024 Catalysts in Review

See what the Catalysts Call attendees think about the Monday night sessions.

2024 Year-End Review

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Catalysts Institute for Local Control

501(c)(3): Educate, Engage & Empower

Focus: Housing, Land Use, Zoning, RHNA

Activities

  • Catalysts Calls – Mondays at 5PM
    • 1,400 attendees
    • 44 calls
    • Average attendance: 34/call
  • Town Halls –
    • 295 attendees, 6 events
    • Avg: 49; High at 72 w/Pam Lee
    • “What Matters?” 4-part series on Safety, Taxes, Elections, Constitution.
  • Lobby Day, April
    • 26 meetings w/legislators/aides
    • 22 participants
    • 4 team leaders
    • Flyer & Fact Sheet on RHNA
  • CA Housing Future 2040: Convened 12-member ad hoc committee
  • Presentations: Tri-Valley Republicans, the Great Housing Hoax; Hills 2000, Small is Beautiful panel
  • Media: 12 Sonoma Radio shows; 6 published letters: SF Chronicle, Marin IJ, Marin Post; Ray Lorber: History of Catalysts
  • Networking: CALE, CCLC, Citizen Marin, Livable CA, SF Neighborhoods, United Neighbors LA, and others

Success: Elected officials, community leaders, and the public rise up to protect communities, safety, affordability, sustainability and local control.

Catalysts for Local Control

501(c)(4): Advocate

Focus: Legislation, elections, litigation

Activities

  • Legislation – 9 opposition letters; 6/24 experiment, Catalysts Calls to Assm Local Govt re: SB7-Blakespeare, gut & amend re: CA2040 and RHNA
  • Ballot Measures:
    • RM-4 – Signed on to lawsuit brought by Jason Besiz; Promoted $20Billion Reasons (now Shift) Outcome: MTC pulled the measure.
    • Prop 5 – Urged opposition, distributed signs, wrote letters
  • Candidates: Supported Assembly and Senate seat challengers
    • Hosted challengers Yvette Corkrean (Wiener), Margot Smith (Wicks), Lydia Kou (Berman) and Liz Lawler (Pellerin)
    • Promoted Emeryville City Council member Kalimah Priforce’s change.org petition for an Ethics Commission
  • Litigation
    • Worked in favor of Bruce Corcoran’s lawsuit against Marin County
    • Hosted sessions w/ Pam Lee

    Success: Catalysts (individual and collectives) contributes to electing like-minded candidates, winning lawsuits, and supporting legislation that restores equity and local control.

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    THANK YOU & Happy Holidays to Catalysts’ colleagues
    around the state and across the nation!