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• 5Facts

  5 Facts to Know About Corporate Taxes in California

  Large profitable corporations in California have several strategies to avoid paying more than the minimum $800 state tax, costing the state billions in lost revenue each year. State leaders can take steps to reduce corporate tax breaks to better invest in the health and well-being of all Californians.
  
  Taxes & Revenue
• Fact Sheet

  Short-Term Cuts, Long-Term Costs: Investing in Health Care for All Californians

  When all Californians — regardless of race, age, disability, or immigration status — have access to affordable and comprehensive health care, the entire state benefits through overall improved health and well-being, stronger communities, and reduced long-term costs. California had made significant advances toward providing health care for all, but recent federal and state cuts to … Continued
  Health

  Medi-Cal
• 5Facts

  H.R. 1 Expands CalFresh Time Limits, Increasing Risk of Hunger

  Recent federal actions introduced significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California, via the 2025 Republican megabill, H.R. 1. One of the major changes was to the time limit provision, which expanded the groups of people subject to time limits and eliminated some key exemptions for participants already facing … Continued
  CalFresh

  Safety Net
• Data Hit

  California is Estimated to Spend Over $9 Billion on Tax Breaks for Corporations

  Millions of Californians are struggling to make ends meet and the affordability crisis continues to drive up the cost of basic necessities like groceries and rent. Simultaneously, the 2025 Republican megabill — H.R.1 — is further straining the budgets of low-income households, by making unprecedented cuts to health care and food assistance, and giving out … Continued
  Safety Net

  Taxes & Revenue
• Q&A

  Demystifying California’s Child Care Provider Rate Reform Process

  key takeaway California is developing a new single rate structure to pay child care providers based on the estimated cost of care rather than what families can afford to pay, but improvements to the state’s alternative methodology will be needed to ensure the process results in fair and equitable provider pay. Child care is a … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  Federal and State Budget Decisions Threaten AANHPI Women in California

  key takeaway AANHPI women’s experiences vary widely across ethnicities, making disaggregated data essential to understanding the impacts of recent federal and state decisions. By examining the Women’s Well-Being Index indicators across multiple AANHPI ethnicities, this report highlights distinct challenges facing AANHPI women in California and identifies key steps state and local leaders can take to … Continued
  Poverty & Inequality
• Issue Brief

  Expanding the Young Child Tax Credit Would Help More Families Afford Basic Needs

  key takeaway Expanding the California Young Child Tax Credit would strengthen affordability for families with low incomes, promote racial equity, and reach immigrant families left out of federal tax credits, as federal cuts in the 2025 megabill, H.R. 1, deepen economic hardship for millions across the state. Around 7 million Californians consistently struggle to make … Continued
  Safety Net
• Commentary

  Gavin Newsom’s last budget belies his ‘California for All’  pledge

  California Budget
• 5Facts

  Understanding California’s 1.8 Million Gap in Publicly Funded Child Care

  key takeaway California’s failure to expand publicly funded child care leaves 1.8 million eligible children without access, worsening affordability, racial inequities, and affordability challenges for families statewide. California’s state leaders acknowledge that child care is a key driver of unaffordability and is critical for children’s healthy development and a strong state economy. Among these state … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Fact Sheet

  Timeline of Funding Cuts to Medi-Cal and CalFresh in California

  key takeaway Many provisions in the harmful Republican megabill, H.R. 1, and the 2025-26 California state budget will directly reduce federal and state funding for Medi‑Cal and CalFresh, putting millions of Californians at risk of losing health care coverage and food assistance. The recently enacted Republican megabill, H.R. 1, includes the largest funding cuts to health … Continued
  CalFresh

  Federal Policy

  Health

  Medi-Cal

  Safety Net

• More with Less: California’s Homelessness Spending Declines

  key takeaway California’s homelessness investments continue to decline despite evidence that they are working, and proposed HHAP funding reductions combined with federal threats endanger continued progress. California has both the resources and the responsibility to ensure every resident has a stable, dignified place to call home. In 2024, homeless service providers served over 350,000 Californians … Continued
  Housing & Homelessness
• Presentation

  Dollars & Democracy: An Introduction to California’s State Budget Process

  Dollars & Democracy: An Introduction to California’s State Budget Process is an introductory training slide deck that breaks down how California’s state budget works. Designed to be clear, engaging, and accessible, this slide deck explains the fundamentals of the state budget, the rules that shape the process, the key decision-makers involved, and the advocacy opportunities … Continued
  Budget Academy