California Budget - CalMatters

Outdated Gann Limit challenges state’s ability to support public services

by Guest Commentary January 18, 2022January 17, 2022

It’s time to reconsider rules that deny policymakers the tools needed to fulfill the promise of a California dream for all Californians.

climate

Museums have a role to play in climate resilience

by Guest Commentary January 13, 2022January 12, 2022

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

Spend the surplus game 2022: Newsom picked his budget priorities. Do you agree?

by John Osborn D'Agostino January 12, 2022January 18, 2022

Tents line the curb at a homeless encampment in the Rampart Village neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 17, 2021. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters

Newsom on homelessness: ‘We’ve gotta clean up those encampments’

by Manuela Tobias January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the media during a press conference where he unveiled his budget proposal for 2022-23 in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022.

Newsom stops short of single-payer health care — but lawmakers forge ahead

by Emily Hoeven January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a new requirement for all school teachers and employees to show proof of vaccination or to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing at a press conference held at Carl B. Munck Elementary School in Oakland on Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom proposes $2.7 billion for COVID response

by Emily Hoeven January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

families

Budget surplus presents opportunity to invest in families, children

by Guest Commentary January 10, 2022January 9, 2022

A mask on the sculpture of a bear outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Capitol office, in Sacramento, on July 6, 2021. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022

by Sameea Kamal January 3, 2022January 7, 2022

Assemblymembers bow their heads for the convocation at the start of the second-to-last day of the 2021 legislative session at the California State Capitol on Sept. 9, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Amid omicron, California braces for a big year in 2022

by Emily Hoeven January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

California Divide

California’s racial inequality: What can state do with $31 billion?

by Jesse Bedayn December 24, 2021December 29, 2021