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California Center for Public Policy
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| California Center for Public Policy | |
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| Location: | Santa Barbara, California |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Alan Ebenstein, President |
| Year founded: | 2010 |
The California Center for Public Policy (CCPP) was founded in 2010 by Alan Ebenstein (also known as Lanny Ebenstein), a lecturer in economics at the University of California in Santa Barbara, Calif. Ebenstein is also an adjunct scholar for Cato Institute.[1]
Mission
According to the California Center for Public Policy, the organization's mission is as follows:[2]
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California Center for Public Policy (CCPP) is dedicated to non-partisan public dialogue and research in a variety of areas of public interest: employee compensation, education and energy - and to identifying workable policy solutions to societal issues.[3] |
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Background
Alan Ebenstein founded the California Center for Public Policy (CCPP) to support various changes to California's labor laws. He says, "Basically, the situation in California now is so significant, with respect to the budget deficits so many government agencies face, that the right solution to confronting these financial difficulties is to end public sector collective bargaining."[4]
In 2011, the CCPP filed with the state of California to establish the Californians for Public Union Reform, an initiative to end union representation of California state employees. The group aimed to put up a ballot measure to end collective bargaining, which was labeled "End Collective Bargaining by Public Employee Unions Act" (2012). In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Ebenstein stated that "unions have too much influence and the pay and perks their members receive are leeching money from government services, like education."[5] The initiative failed.
In 2012, CCPP hosted a series of debates on public employee compensation, which were held in Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Santa Barbara.[6] In 2013, CCPP hosted a second series on public employee compensation in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.[7]
In 2014, the CCPP researched and published a report on the acquisition of the National Guard Armory in Santa Barbara. The report was aimed at educational, nonprofit, and government organizations who expressed interest in purchasing the property.[2]
Leadership
According to its 2014 IRS Form 990, the following was the leadership team for the CCPP:[2]
- Alan Ebenstein, President
- Joe Armendariz, Chairman
Finances
The following is a breakdown of CCPP's revenue from contributions and gifts, total revenue, and expenses for 2012-2014 fiscal years, as reported to the IRS.
| Annual contributions and gifts recieved, total revenue and expenses for CCPP, 2012-2014 | |||
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| Tax Year | Contributions and gifts | Total annual revenue | Expenses |
| 2014[2] | $11,000 | $11,000 | $10,993 |
| 2013[7] | $18,714 | $18,714 | $20,788 |
| 2012[6] | $36,386 | $36,386 | $34,368 |
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cato Institute, "Lanny Ebenstein," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Guidestar, "CCPP, IRS Form 990-EZ (2014)," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ NoozHawk, "New Group Crafting Ballot Measure to End Collective Bargaining for Public Employees," February 7, 2011
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Group aims to end collective bargaining for public employees," February 1, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Guidestar, "CCPP, IRS Form 990-EZ (2012)," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Guidestar, "CCPP, IRS Form 990-EZ (2013)," accessed January 19, 2016
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