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Co-Creating a State of Compassion
community by community, city by city, business by business, heart by heart
California Passes Historic Declaration Becoming First “Compassionate” State in the Nation!
The State of California has passed Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 18, titled “Compassionate California”. Introduced by Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), the Resolution declares California to be the first Compassionate State in the USA. The Resolution unanimously passed both the Senate (32-0) on April 26, 2021, and the Assembly (73-0) on August 26, 2021, garnering 68 official Coauthors.
SCR-18 became effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State – September 10, 2021.
Our Mission
Is to serve as a network and catalyst for Cities of Compassion and Compassionate Partners throughout California.
We host the space to communicate and share resources and tools that advance compassion and related values and empower stakeholders to put compassion into action through community building, educational dialogue, and social media.
Our Vision
Compassionate California holds the vision for a state that is unified in its commitment to effectively preserve healthy, equitable and resilient communities through the methods of cooperation, collaboration and collective impact through compassionate action ensuring a state that focuses on the values of compassionate action and compassionate decision making as a common narrative and a model for the global community.
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CALIFORNIA PLAYS AN IMPORTANT AND CHALLENGING ROLE
California is often considered a global trendsetter in popular culture, communication, information, innovation, environmentalism, economics, politics, entertainment…
Largest US State Population: ~39 M
11+ % of total US pop.: est. 346M (2024)
5th largest Economy in the World
($3.9T as of 2023, 14% of US GDP)
58 Counties, 483 Municipalities
Capital: Sacramento
