Hi Friend,

No matter our income or background, our lives should never be sacrificed for corporate greed and billionaire tax breaks – especially at the cost of gutting lifesaving services while ramping up ICE activity that terrorizes our communities.

Last week, the House advanced Trump’s cruel budget – aiming to slash healthcare, food aid, and education while giving massive tax breaks to the ultra-rich and ramping up anti-immigrant policies that spread fear across our communities.

The fight is on, and we need you – Sign up for the We Are CA Teach-In on March 11: Trump’s “Billionaires First” Budget Plan and How We Fight Back.

Let’s be clear: a budget isn’t just numbers on a page – lives are at stake.People will die, children will go hungry, and families will suffer – all so billionaires can get even richer. In just our two local Congressional Districts represented by Julia Brownley and Salud Carbajal, nearly half a million people – one in three residents – count on MediCal, and could have their lifesaving healthcare slashed by this budget.

Trump, Musk, and their MAGA followers in Congress want us to feel powerless – but they’re wrong. Together, we hold the power. Fired federal workers are fighting back, students are organizing against ICE, and people are taking on corporations, flooding town halls, and jamming phone lines – proving that we are stronger when united.

The House and Senate still need to reconcile the budget, and committees will decide the final cuts, which means we need to take action right now.

What can we do?

• Contact Congress – Demand they reject this heartless budget and stand with working families.
• Join We Are California’s Teach-In on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:30 PM– Learn exactly what’s at stake and how we will fight back.
• Share Your Story – Your voice will help expose the real consequences of these cruel cuts.

This fight is far from over. Let’s use our voices to shake the halls of power.

In solidarity,

Lucas Zucker and Hazel Davalos
Co-Executive Directors
CAUSE

THURSDAY, MARCH 13

3PM NEWS CONFERENCE
4PM TOWN HALL

Public Meeting on State Oversight of Sable Offshore Oil Pipeline Proposal
Direct Relief's Hatch Hall
6100 Wallace Becknell Rd, Santa Barbara

Hosted by
Senator Monique Limón and Assemblymember Gregg Hart
California Natural Resources Agency
and other state agencies

SBCAN and partners have been fighting the repeated attempts to restart offshore oil off our coast. We need to show Secretary Crowfoot and state agencies the massive public opposition to Sable's attempt to restart the corroded pipeline. Please join us at the 3 p.m. news conference and 4 p.m. town hall on Thursday, March 13. 

Message from Assemblymember Hart:

RSVP and Submit Questions