Gavin Newsom can save millions by closing more prisons. Why he’s holding back
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom is recommending small cuts to the state prison system, avoiding the closures of additional facilities. Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a huge deficit this spring, and he has one especially big money-saving option that he’s not using. California’s rapidly falling inmate population could allow Newsom to close as many as five […]
Amid deficit, Newsom proposes California spend less to solve homelessness and create affordable housing
In summary Faced with a multibillion dollar budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in additional cuts to housing and homelessness programs. After Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a deficit-bridging budget plan in January, advocates pushing for more affordable housing and shelters hoped he might reconsider his intent…
Gov. Newsom’s revised budget, by the numbers
In summary Gavin Newsom proposes a mix of spending cuts and using reserves to balance the state budget. He says that core services will be largely untouched, but some existing programs would be affected. Faced with ongoing weaknesses in state finances, Gov. Gavin Newsom put forward a revised budget plan today that he said aims…
Newsom finally aligns with Legislature’s gloomier budget outlook, blaming ‘massive volatility’
In summary California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget that increases the projected deficit by billions of dollars and contained real cuts, something his initial version mostly lacked. When Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024-25 state budget in January, he declared that the state faced a $38 billion deficit and chided journalists for…
Disconnected youth: Some young Californians lack work, school options
In summary A new study says California’s “disconnected youth” are being left behind. A new…
San Francisco’s school system flirts with insolvency. It’s not the only one in California
In summary State education officials are intervening to address San Francisco Unified’s chronic budget problems and stave off insolvency. But it’s not the only example…
¿Vale la pena el costo de un título universitario de California? Un nuevo estudio tiene respuestas
Read this story in English Nathan Reyes vive con su familia a cinco minutos de Cal State Los Ángeles, donde paga casi nada para obtener…
