California Budget & Policy Center
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We are working to create a just and equitable California where communities have the resources they need to thrive. #CABudget
In 2025, we're celebrating 30 years of advancing equity and opportunity for Californians with low and middle incomes.
In 2025, we're celebrating 30 years of advancing equity and opportunity for Californians with low and middle incomes.
We're ONE WEEK AWAY from Dollars & Democracy!
Join the Budget Center's state budget training and hear from experts on what to expect in the year ahead.
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Join the Budget Center's state budget training and hear from experts on what to expect in the year ahead.
⚡ Secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We're ONE WEEK AWAY from Dollars & Democracy!
Join the Budget Center's state budget training and hear from experts on what to expect in the year ahead.
⚡ Secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
Join the Budget Center's state budget training and hear from experts on what to expect in the year ahead.
⚡ Secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
Join Dollars & Democracy for insights from state budget experts on practical advocacy strategies and what to expect in the year ahead.
⚡ Register to secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
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November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Join Dollars & Democracy for insights from state budget experts on practical advocacy strategies and what to expect in the year ahead.
⚡ Register to secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
⚡ Register to secure your spot! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
Get ready for 2026! Join the Budget Center's state budget training to learn how to effectively engage in California's state budget process.
⚡ Register today! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
⚡ Register today! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Get ready for 2026! Join the Budget Center's state budget training to learn how to effectively engage in California's state budget process.
⚡ Register today! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
⚡ Register today! https://calbudgetcenter.org/event/california-state-budget-preview-understanding-the-process-and-whats-to-come-in-2026/
Did you know? California's uninsured rate reached a historic low of 5.9% in 2024.
While this progress is significant, recent state and federal budget cuts threaten to reverse gains made towards health care for all.
⚡ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qxcH5Q
While this progress is significant, recent state and federal budget cuts threaten to reverse gains made towards health care for all.
⚡ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qxcH5Q
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Did you know? California's uninsured rate reached a historic low of 5.9% in 2024.
While this progress is significant, recent state and federal budget cuts threaten to reverse gains made towards health care for all.
⚡ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qxcH5Q
While this progress is significant, recent state and federal budget cuts threaten to reverse gains made towards health care for all.
⚡ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qxcH5Q
Poverty — and hunger — are policy choices.
Policymakers have the tools to ensure that no one goes hungry in the world’s fourth largest economy, and they should use them to strengthen CalFresh and help vulnerable Californians meet their most basic needs.
Policymakers have the tools to ensure that no one goes hungry in the world’s fourth largest economy, and they should use them to strengthen CalFresh and help vulnerable Californians meet their most basic needs.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Poverty — and hunger — are policy choices.
Policymakers have the tools to ensure that no one goes hungry in the world’s fourth largest economy, and they should use them to strengthen CalFresh and help vulnerable Californians meet their most basic needs.
Policymakers have the tools to ensure that no one goes hungry in the world’s fourth largest economy, and they should use them to strengthen CalFresh and help vulnerable Californians meet their most basic needs.
California’s undocumented residents contribute nearly $8.5 billion in taxes, playing a crucial role in supporting public services while remaining excluded from essential programs.
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
California’s undocumented residents contribute nearly $8.5 billion in taxes, playing a crucial role in supporting public services while remaining excluded from essential programs.
Nearly half of preschoolers speak a non-English language at home, yet dual language learner supports remain inconsistent.
Children and families deserve lasting impact.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/du...
Children and families deserve lasting impact.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/du...
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nearly half of preschoolers speak a non-English language at home, yet dual language learner supports remain inconsistent.
Children and families deserve lasting impact.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/du...
Children and families deserve lasting impact.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/du...
"Without it, policymakers, researchers and nonprofits relying on the 30-year-old report’s annual data to track hunger trends and allocate resources will be “flying blind."
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-federal-government-shutdown-newsletter/
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-federal-government-shutdown-newsletter/
September 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Without it, policymakers, researchers and nonprofits relying on the 30-year-old report’s annual data to track hunger trends and allocate resources will be “flying blind."
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-federal-government-shutdown-newsletter/
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/california-federal-government-shutdown-newsletter/
California’s poverty rate is one of the highest in the nation, with about 7 million people unable to afford basic needs.
Harmful federal budget cuts risk pushing even more families into hardship.
Poverty is a policy choice.
⚡ We share more: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
Harmful federal budget cuts risk pushing even more families into hardship.
Poverty is a policy choice.
⚡ We share more: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
September 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
California’s poverty rate is one of the highest in the nation, with about 7 million people unable to afford basic needs.
Harmful federal budget cuts risk pushing even more families into hardship.
Poverty is a policy choice.
⚡ We share more: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
Harmful federal budget cuts risk pushing even more families into hardship.
Poverty is a policy choice.
⚡ We share more: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/ca...
Did you know?
Nearly half of profitable corporations in California paid only the $800 minimum tax in 2023.
Profitable corporations shouldn't be able to wipe their entire tax burden.
State leaders can require fair share taxes by placing annual caps on credits and deductions.
Nearly half of profitable corporations in California paid only the $800 minimum tax in 2023.
Profitable corporations shouldn't be able to wipe their entire tax burden.
State leaders can require fair share taxes by placing annual caps on credits and deductions.
August 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Did you know?
Nearly half of profitable corporations in California paid only the $800 minimum tax in 2023.
Profitable corporations shouldn't be able to wipe their entire tax burden.
State leaders can require fair share taxes by placing annual caps on credits and deductions.
Nearly half of profitable corporations in California paid only the $800 minimum tax in 2023.
Profitable corporations shouldn't be able to wipe their entire tax burden.
State leaders can require fair share taxes by placing annual caps on credits and deductions.
The federal budget will deeply harm Californians — cutting essential services while giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
California’s state leaders must take bold action to protect people and invest in our future.
⚡ Our team breaks down what’s at stake: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/st...
California’s state leaders must take bold action to protect people and invest in our future.
⚡ Our team breaks down what’s at stake: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/st...
July 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The federal budget will deeply harm Californians — cutting essential services while giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
California’s state leaders must take bold action to protect people and invest in our future.
⚡ Our team breaks down what’s at stake: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/st...
California’s state leaders must take bold action to protect people and invest in our future.
⚡ Our team breaks down what’s at stake: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/st...
A Budget Bill Jr. refers to any bill that amends the state’s Budget Act.
These updates help adjust the budget throughout the year to respond to urgent needs or correct technical issues. #CABudget
These updates help adjust the budget throughout the year to respond to urgent needs or correct technical issues. #CABudget
July 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A Budget Bill Jr. refers to any bill that amends the state’s Budget Act.
These updates help adjust the budget throughout the year to respond to urgent needs or correct technical issues. #CABudget
These updates help adjust the budget throughout the year to respond to urgent needs or correct technical issues. #CABudget
"President Trump’s nearly 1,000-page reconciliation bill strips away health care, food assistance, and other basic supports from millions of Americans, including Californians across every congressional district in the state."
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/budget-...
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/budget-...
July 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"President Trump’s nearly 1,000-page reconciliation bill strips away health care, food assistance, and other basic supports from millions of Americans, including Californians across every congressional district in the state."
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/budget-...
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/budget-...
As Congress debates the federal budget, the Senate’s proposal makes one thing clear: millions of people will lose so that the wealthiest few can gain.
⚡ We share more in our latest commentary: calbudgetcenter.org/news/senate-...
⚡ We share more in our latest commentary: calbudgetcenter.org/news/senate-...
June 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As Congress debates the federal budget, the Senate’s proposal makes one thing clear: millions of people will lose so that the wealthiest few can gain.
⚡ We share more in our latest commentary: calbudgetcenter.org/news/senate-...
⚡ We share more in our latest commentary: calbudgetcenter.org/news/senate-...
"While the Legislature’s joint budget plan rejects or delays many of the governor’s harmful proposals and restores funding for housing and homelessness programs, it ultimately does not go far enough."
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
June 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"While the Legislature’s joint budget plan rejects or delays many of the governor’s harmful proposals and restores funding for housing and homelessness programs, it ultimately does not go far enough."
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
⚡ Read our full statement: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
Federal proposals to cut safety net funding threaten millions of vulnerable Californians.
Programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh rely heavily on federal dollars — Medi-Cal alone makes up 64.4% of all federal funds in the state budget.
Health care and food access are on the line.
Programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh rely heavily on federal dollars — Medi-Cal alone makes up 64.4% of all federal funds in the state budget.
Health care and food access are on the line.
May 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Federal proposals to cut safety net funding threaten millions of vulnerable Californians.
Programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh rely heavily on federal dollars — Medi-Cal alone makes up 64.4% of all federal funds in the state budget.
Health care and food access are on the line.
Programs like Medi-Cal and CalFresh rely heavily on federal dollars — Medi-Cal alone makes up 64.4% of all federal funds in the state budget.
Health care and food access are on the line.
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY: Join Budget Center experts as they unpack key insights from the May Revision.
We'll discuss how the administration addresses an expected budget gap, explore revenue options, and address federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-d...
We'll discuss how the administration addresses an expected budget gap, explore revenue options, and address federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-d...
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY: Join Budget Center experts as they unpack key insights from the May Revision.
We'll discuss how the administration addresses an expected budget gap, explore revenue options, and address federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-d...
We'll discuss how the administration addresses an expected budget gap, explore revenue options, and address federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-d...
Next week, Budget Center experts will unpack key insights from the May Revision — highlighting the governor’s broken promise to undocumented Californians, exploring revenue options, and addressing federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Join us on 5/22.
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⚡ Join us on 5/22.
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May 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Next week, Budget Center experts will unpack key insights from the May Revision — highlighting the governor’s broken promise to undocumented Californians, exploring revenue options, and addressing federal threats. #CABudget
⚡ Join us on 5/22.
www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-d...
⚡ Join us on 5/22.
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NEW: Our executive director @chrishoene.bsky.social issued the following statement following the release of Governor Newsom’s May Revision of the 2025-26 #CABudget proposal.
⚡ Read the full statement here: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
⚡ Read the full statement here: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
NEW: Our executive director @chrishoene.bsky.social issued the following statement following the release of Governor Newsom’s May Revision of the 2025-26 #CABudget proposal.
⚡ Read the full statement here: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
⚡ Read the full statement here: calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
TOMORROW at 10:30 a.m. Governor Newsom will unveil his May Revision of the 2025-26 #CABudget proposal.
⚡ Whether you’re new to policy or a seasoned pro, our budget resources and team of experts are here to help!
budgetacademy.org
⚡ Whether you’re new to policy or a seasoned pro, our budget resources and team of experts are here to help!
budgetacademy.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
TOMORROW at 10:30 a.m. Governor Newsom will unveil his May Revision of the 2025-26 #CABudget proposal.
⚡ Whether you’re new to policy or a seasoned pro, our budget resources and team of experts are here to help!
budgetacademy.org
⚡ Whether you’re new to policy or a seasoned pro, our budget resources and team of experts are here to help!
budgetacademy.org
Connect, learn, and celebrate with us in the Central Valley!
Join us for a free, in-person training on how state and federal decisions impact local communities.
🗓️ Tuesday, May 21
📍 Fresno Art Museum
🍽️ Refreshments provided!
⚡ Register today! budgetcenterinfresno.eventbrite.com?aff=bluesky
Join us for a free, in-person training on how state and federal decisions impact local communities.
🗓️ Tuesday, May 21
📍 Fresno Art Museum
🍽️ Refreshments provided!
⚡ Register today! budgetcenterinfresno.eventbrite.com?aff=bluesky
May 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Connect, learn, and celebrate with us in the Central Valley!
Join us for a free, in-person training on how state and federal decisions impact local communities.
🗓️ Tuesday, May 21
📍 Fresno Art Museum
🍽️ Refreshments provided!
⚡ Register today! budgetcenterinfresno.eventbrite.com?aff=bluesky
Join us for a free, in-person training on how state and federal decisions impact local communities.
🗓️ Tuesday, May 21
📍 Fresno Art Museum
🍽️ Refreshments provided!
⚡ Register today! budgetcenterinfresno.eventbrite.com?aff=bluesky
"As we look ahead the challenge is not only to expand access, but ensuring it reflects the diverse realities of California families," says Erik Saucedo.
A truly equitable system means investing in a well-supported mixed-delivery system that gives every child a strong start. #CALeg
A truly equitable system means investing in a well-supported mixed-delivery system that gives every child a strong start. #CALeg
April 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"As we look ahead the challenge is not only to expand access, but ensuring it reflects the diverse realities of California families," says Erik Saucedo.
A truly equitable system means investing in a well-supported mixed-delivery system that gives every child a strong start. #CALeg
A truly equitable system means investing in a well-supported mixed-delivery system that gives every child a strong start. #CALeg
Last week, nearly 500 leaders, advocates, researchers and organizers gathered for Policy Insights!!
It was a powerful, energizing, and often sobering day of connection and conversation.
Thank you for your continued commitment to equity and opportunity. #PolicyInsights25
It was a powerful, energizing, and often sobering day of connection and conversation.
Thank you for your continued commitment to equity and opportunity. #PolicyInsights25
April 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Last week, nearly 500 leaders, advocates, researchers and organizers gathered for Policy Insights!!
It was a powerful, energizing, and often sobering day of connection and conversation.
Thank you for your continued commitment to equity and opportunity. #PolicyInsights25
It was a powerful, energizing, and often sobering day of connection and conversation.
Thank you for your continued commitment to equity and opportunity. #PolicyInsights25
The gap between the rich and the poor in California is vast.
Republican federal budget proposals would make it even worse.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/in...
Republican federal budget proposals would make it even worse.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/in...
April 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The gap between the rich and the poor in California is vast.
Republican federal budget proposals would make it even worse.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/in...
Republican federal budget proposals would make it even worse.
⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/in...