"The California Budget Project (CBP) engages in independent fiscal and policy analysis and public education with the goal of improving public policies affecting the economic and social well being of low and middle income Californians. The work of the CBP is concentrated in four main areas: promoting the equity, adequacy, and accountability of fiscal systems to support quality public services; fostering the economic and social well being of low and moderate income Californians; strengthening the effectiveness of the social safety net for the most vulnerable Californians; expanding participation in the policy and budget process in California." (http://www.earncentral.org/state_groups.htm - visited: 2015/05/02)