The information on this site is all publicly-sourced — CALege just does the work of compiling it into an easy-to-navigate format in one centralized location. During the public beta, all users will also have the ability to keep two short lists of bills with some tracking and note-taking functions.
CALege is run by one person — me, Jamie Pew. It began as a small project with the goal of fixing my legislative advocacy workflow. I was sick of downloading countless committee PDFs and managing several browser windows just to follow a bill’s code references. The project quickly took on a life of its own and grew into the research and tracking tool you have before you today.
I believe that better access to the machinery of Sacramento policymaking can be a democratizing force. My hope is that, in its own small way, this website removes some of the friction for folks trying to navigate that machinery. I know it has already done that for me.
Running the site does cost money. Transparently, I can’t afford to keep it running on a public platform out of pocket. In order to keep the tools here available to as wide an audience as possible, I am trialing a paid tier during this public beta. Here’s how it will work:
My goal is to keep this price at a level that is sustainable for hosting the site but accessible to all — whether you’re a student carrying out research or a professional lobbyist managing clients’ bills. As it stands, a beta Pro subscription costs an order of magnitude less than the nearest comparable software; I intend to keep it in that range.
— Jamie
New here? The field guide walks through CALege’s key features, or try the demo with no account. Questions? Support has a contact form and an email address.