ESP launches Economic Security California 2024-01-30 (web)
Citation
Economic Security Project. “Economic Security Project launches state affiliate: Economic Security California.” Press release, Sacramento, January 30, 2024. https://economicsecurityproject.org/news/economic-security-project-launches-state-affiliate-economic-security-california/. Read 2026-10-15.
Bottom line
- Economic Security California (ESCA) is the California state affiliate of the Economic Security Project (ESP). They are one organization family, not two separate groups.
- Teri Olle is the Director of ESCA. The SB-53 sponsor named “Economic Security California Action” in the Wiener release is the ESCA side of ESP.
- ESCA’s 2024 agenda includes “devising new policies and guardrails around emerging AI”.
Background
ESP is a national organization. It is known for the Stockton guaranteed income pilot and for antimonopoly work. The release launches its California affiliate.
Key claims
- ESP “proudly unveils its California state affiliate, Economic Security California (ESCA)”.
- “The introduction of ESCA formalizes over seven years of work Economic Security Project has led in California.”
- ESCA builds economic power by “challenging corporate consolidation, which includes devising new policies and guardrails around emerging AI.”
- Teri Olle is “Director of Economic Security California”. She names “AI, guaranteed income and tax policy” as ESCA’s areas.
- The 2024 agenda includes “working with policymakers to harness the power of AI for the public interest”.
Evidence and method
An organization press release. It states the organization’s own structure, so it is a primary source for that fact.
Limits
- The release does not mention an “Action” arm. The name “Economic Security California Action” comes from the Wiener SB-53 expansion release 2025-07-09. It is probably ESCA’s advocacy arm. This release does not confirm that.
- The release is from January 2024 and does not mention CalCompute.