Cali's Climate Change Budget Cuts Show Programs Are More About Politics Than Cutting Emissions

Issues & Insights | Kerry Jackson
January 25, 2023

Sobered by the reality of a budget deficit, the governor has proposed cutting money for climate programs. It was surely a hard choice, but practical. Something has to go and there’s no better place to show spending discipline than by holding back funds dedicated to a political fantasy.


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Juvenile Justice in California - Nowhere to go
 

Right by the Bay | Steve Smith
January 24, 2023

In June 2023, California will close the last facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice (or DJJ, formerly known as the California Youth Authority, or CYA) and shift responsibility for rehabilitating juveniles to local governments.


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State Budget Update: Budget Deficit Could Be Far Worse Than Initially Thought
 

Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya
January 23, 2023

The uncertain path that Gov. Newsom’s recently-released 2023-24 state budget plan finds itself taking at the State Capitol mirrors the severe fiscal uncertainty California faces trying to close a projected $22.5 billion budget shortfall that could easily grow much worse.


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