California Budget

Voters to decide fate of Uber, Lyft. Assembly to gather for historic budget hearing. Newsom clears places of worship for partial reopening.

The UC Board of Regents discussed possible ways to address imminent budget problems, including a 5% tuition increase, as well as complications to a fall reopening.

California spent millions for hospital beds it hasn't needed. Jobs held by immigrant women hit hardest during pandemic. Big cuts to early childhood budget.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget reveals proposed cuts and takeaways for preschool and child care programs, eliminating about $1 billion. If approved, the cuts would crater plans to create 20,000 new preschool slots and offer more child care subsidies to low-income working families.

Superintendents say budget cuts could delay start of school year. Cuts to adult day programs could force more seniors into nursing homes.

Are the Newsom administration’s dismal recession prognostications a reasonable outlier — or “preposterously negative” and a  “poker bluff” aimed at ratcheting up pressure for a financial assist from the feds?

Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to meet the new coronavirus economy include two California day programs aimed at keeping poor and medically fragile seniors in their homes, and out of institutions.

Newsom pitches starting baseball season in June. Reports warns against giving governor too much power. Medi-Cal cuts expected in budget.

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom had proposed expanding the state's health coverage program to reach more people. Then along came the coronavirus, and the Medi-Cal cuts began anew.

California remains in limbo as coronavirus cases rise, deaths fail to budge. Budget cuts mostly spare homelessness programs. Concern over released inmates grows.