Posts Tagged ‘ State Budget ’

February 07, 2012 - Another of the troubling aspects of Governor Jerry Brown's budget is the proposal to eliminate the Healthy Families program and shift all of the children it covers to Medi-Cal. Here in Alameda County, this would add approximately 22,000 children to the Medi-Cal roles at a time when realignment will almost certainly result in limitations on available funding for services, especially mental health services provided via EPSDT. This Thursday, February 9, the Department of Health Care...Read more »

January 31, 2012 - Some of you may have heard that Governor Jerry Brown's budget would eliminate categorical funding for a number of specialty education support programs, bundling them all up in his "weighted pupil funding formula." This action, if included in the final budget deal, would imperil a number of programs, including Foster Youth Services, which provides absolutely critical support to foster youth by coordinating their educational records and opportunities, providing mentorship and informing court oversight, and providing...Read more »

November 17, 2011 - Yesterday, the Legislative Analyst's Office released a revision of its 2012-13 fiscal outlook, and its about as ugly as it could be. Their projection is that the state will fall $3.7 billion short of the $4 billion revenue increase included in the current year budget. Moreover, they anticipate that we'll start next fiscal year staring at a $13 billion budget gap. The LAO's projection comes hot on the heels of State...Read more »

June 15, 2011 - The California Legislature just passed their first on-time budget in who even remembers how many years, and not without some serious drama. Looks like when you tie compensation to performance, the Legislature will perform after all. The Senate flew through most of the budget bills, passing them off to the Assembly by around 2:30pm, but holding on to two bills related to Redevelopment Agencies and one that's being called "the Amazon Tax." The...Read more »

March 09, 2011 - The California State Legislature voted on March 3rd to eliminate Redevelopment Agencies. As Redevelopment Agencies have been the door through which the State has provided funding to create affordable housing, this is a devastating loss. Please contact your legislators and urge them to restore this crucial funding in the 2012-13 fiscal year. Housing California has put together talking points and a draft email. Urgent action needed!Read more »

February 09, 2011 - Counties across the state are struggling to understand the likely impacts of the Governor's realignment proposal. The California State Association of Counties testified in the Senate last week, pledging to continue to work with the administration while expressing significant ongoing concern about the viability and adequacy of proposed funding...Read more »

January 11, 2011 - At their regular meeting on Tuesday morning, the Alameda County Administrator, Susan Muranishi, and the Board of Supervisors reacted to the governor's proposed budget. Read the full post for FYA's summary of the meeting.Read more »