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California Spending on Law Enforcement, the Legal System & Incarceration

Recent acts of police brutality against Black Americans and greater public outcry over the continued abuse and deaths of people across Black communities have amplified calls for defunding, abolishing, and reimagining local policing. This also comes with growing understanding that police violence has disproportionately fatal consequences for Black men and women, and Black transgender women in particular.The calls to action involve significantly transforming the mission and structure of local law enforcement, divesting from local law enforcement in its current forms, and reinvesting the freed-up funding into community-building capacities that would also seek to end racial profiling and police brutality against Black people and other people of color.

Improving but Still Behind: California’s Support for K-12 Education

This Fact Sheet shows that despite California’s significant increase in K-12 spending per student since 2012-13, it still trails the nation as a whole.

California’s Spending Per Student Has Increased Due to Proposition 30

This Budget Center fact sheet examines the impact that Proposition 30 of 2012 has had on state spending for K-12 education and how Prop. 55 would provide significant funding for schools by extending a key component of Prop. 30.

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Webinar: California’s Support for K-12 Education Ranks Low by Almost Any Measure

Senior Policy Analyst Jonathan Kaplan discussed a Budget Center analysis — California’s Support for K-12 Education Ranks Low by Almost Any Measure — that examines how California’s K-12 education spending compares to that in other states. A key part of this analysis involved adjusting the most recent K-12 spending figures to account for differences in states’ …

The Budget Center’s First Look: Analysis of 2021-22 May Revision

This report outlines key pieces of the 2021-22 budget proposal, with consideration for how the plan supports — or does not meet the needs of — Californians with low incomes, as well as women, Black Californians, Latinx Californians, American Indians, Pacific Islander Californians, Asian Californians, and other Californians of color.

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The Budget Center’s First Look: Governor’s Proposed 2021-22 Budget

On January 8, Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2021-22 state budget, drawing on stronger-than-expected revenues to call for a series of emergency investments to respond to the public health and economic impacts of the pandemic and provide modest relief for Californians. These much-needed emergency investments, which the governor calls for the Legislature to enact as quickly as possible in the coming weeks, include providing $600 in one-time assistance for Californians with low incomes, extending the state’s eviction moratorium, putting steps in place to reopen schools, and providing small business assistance through loans and tax credits.

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First Look: Governor Confronts Unprecedented Challenges Amid COVID-19

On May 14, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision to his proposed 2020-21 state budget. Our state is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the COVID-19 crisis – an estimated $54 billion state budget shortfall for the current (2019-20) and next (2020-21) fiscal years, a rapid increase in unemployment, and millions of Californians in need of assistance as they confront new challenges to paying rent, buying groceries, and covering the costs of basic needs. The health and economic hardships are especially striking for Black and Latinx Californians, women and children in low-income households, and undocumented Californians. This First Look report summarizes key provisions of the Governor’s May Revision.

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California at Risk: Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize Key Services

Federal funds have long supported vital public services in California — from health care and food assistance to child care and higher education. These services are now in jeopardy due to threatened federal budget cuts and policy rollbacks, putting the health and well-being of millions of Californians at risk. President Trump and congressional Republicans are …

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