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Tag: California Budget

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on June 22, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California budget deal delivers major setback to Delta water tunnel project

by Dan Walters June 28, 2023June 27, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year during a press briefing at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

What you need to know on the California budget deal

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff June 27, 2023June 26, 2023
An IN-N-OUT fast food restaurant in Encinitas on May 9, 2022. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters
Posted inPolitics

Is California using an old labor board to get around a fast food industry referendum?

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang June 27, 2023June 27, 2023
The Assembly floor at the state Capitol on June 1, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Winners and losers in the California budget deal

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 27, 2023June 28, 2023
The State Capitol building on Jan. 10, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California budget being misused to provide special interest goodies

by Dan Walters June 27, 2023June 26, 2023
Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock, Midjourney
Posted inWhatMatters

Still waiting on a California budget deal

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 26, 2023June 26, 2023
Oil pumps in the Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield on July 6, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inCommentary

California leaders should be slashing fossil fuel subsidies instead of the climate budget

by Guest Commentary June 23, 2023June 23, 2023
Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes speaks to the crowd gathered for the Child Care Providers United rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 15, 2023. Photo by Julie A Hotz for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California child care providers demand raises from Gov. Newsom as budget deadline looms

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang June 22, 2023June 22, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a proposed a 2024 ballot initiative to improve mental health services across the state, at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego on March 19, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Big proposals by Gov. Newsom, big pushback

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 21, 2023June 21, 2023
A customer picks produce at the farmers' market in Fairfield on June 15, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMatters
Posted inPolitics

How fresh will CalFresh be? Food benefits on the table in state budget talks

Avatar photo by Rya Jetha June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

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