Tomorrow I will officially file papers to run for the 72nd Assembly District.  One of the most important priorities in my campaign is the restoration of funding to our schools in order to once again have a system that is the envy of the nation.

On this day of action by students in California's schools I support restoring full funding to our education system.  We need to shift our state priorities from funding more prisons to investing in our future by giving today's students the opportunity to contribute to California's educated workforce.

Rather than cutting funding, the legislature should look for new and former sources of revenue. I support a 10% tax on gas and oil extracted in our state. This revenue would be exclusively for schools. I also support removing tax brakes that allow the wealthiest Californians to effectively pay a lower tax rate than the poorest Californians. Without everyone paying their fair share of taxes, we cannot afford the world class education we have provided in the past. We also need to reform redevelopment law and corporate law. Both prevent money from going to the state that would be spent on education.