The Heritage Foundation applauded the California-based organization Golden State Policy Council (GSPC), a conservative think tank aimed at putting academic research to legislative use, at a kickoff event Jan. 9 at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert.
The event marked the official launch of the Golden State Policy Council, an organization that originated out of Riverside County in Coachella Valley to advocate policy changes that represent the interests of Californians. The council says it will work to find practical solutions that will improve the lives of Californians, regardless of political affiliation, all over the state.
"A variety of local businessmen and women, as well as community members who wish to be involved in working to improve our beautiful state, were in attendance, each one recognizing the opportunity for California to reach its full potential,” Melissa Melendez, president of Golden State Policy Council, told the Coachella Valley Times. “GSPC was birthed in Riverside County but will be a statewide policy research institute based in Sacramento."
The keynote speaker was Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation.
Listed as the most influential Washington-based think tank, the Heritage Foundation’s mission is to form and promote public policies encompassing principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values and a strong national defense.
Golden State Policy Council is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute and will be based in Sacramento in order to interact closely with the legislature in Sacramento. Its mission is to defend liberty by promoting free enterprise, personal responsibility and limited government in California.
"The Golden State Policy Council will work to create policies that benefit all of California and, certainly, within the Coachella Valley,” Melendez told the Coachella Valley Times. “Matters of reliable, affordable energy, a regulatory climate which protects people and our environment while also ensuring a healthy and competitive business framework are some of the many issues Golden State Policy Council will take up.
Our hope, as we take a new approach to creating policies, is to see Republicans and Democrats working together with us to implement policies that allow all Californians to thrive and succeed," she added.
According to a news release, event attendees were optimistic about Golden State Policy Council's potential to shape public policy and forge California's future. For more information about the council, visit goldenstatepolicy.com or email info@goldenstatepolicy.com.