Related Resources
The state budget is about more than dollars and cents. Our resources on the California state budget can help us all ask: What kind of California do you want to live in?
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Report
The 2024-25 California State Budget Explained
We highlight key components of the June budget package and examine how it protects — or misses opportunities to enhance — services that aim to improve the well-being of Californians.California Budget -
Commentary
The tools used to manage the state’s finances need structural reform
How can the state avoid the whiplash of budget surpluses and shortfalls in the future?California Budget -
Fact Sheet
Closing Prisons Can Help Avoid Cuts, Fund Vital Safety Net and Health Programs
Closing California state prisons is a key underutilized tool that can provide the funds needed to offset cuts to vital safety net and health programs.California Budget -
Data Hit
Governor Newsom Proposes Harmful Cuts, Policymakers Have Alternatives
The governor’s revised budget proposes deep cuts to vital programs, impacting low-income families, foster youth, immigrants, and more.California Budget -
Report
First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2024-25 May Revision
The First Look report outlines key pieces of the May Revision to the 2024-25 California budget proposal.California Budget -
Update
What Happens After the May Revision is Released?
California Budget
Get the Facts
California’s state budget consists of three types of state funds: the General Fund, state special funds, and state bond funds.
Most state support for education, health and human services, and state prisons comes from the General Fund.
More than 3/4 of total state spending flows as “local assistance” to public schools, community colleges, Californians enrolled in safety net programs, and others.
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