Roomies, the California Black Women’s Collective PAC has officially endorsed #TomSteyer for Governor of California, and they’re explaining exactly why. According to the PAC, their 2026 endorsement process started by sending every candidate a research briefing on the realities facing Black women in California: the wage gap, the maternal mortality crisis, housing instability, and business ownership. They wanted to see who actually did the reading. The PAC says Steyer engaged the data directly, speaking specifically to the economic vulnerability of Black women and the systemic gaps affecting Black girls in schools, healthcare, and mental health systems. But they emphasized the endorsement was built on his record, not just the interview. They pointed to Beneficial State Bank, the community development bank he co-founded in 2007 that directs the majority of its lending to low-to-moderate income communities, as well as NextGen America, his voter engagement organization that has registered mo...