From @calbudgetcenter.org: Many corporations pay "next to nothing" in corporate taxes in California, costing our state billions in revenue each year.
State leaders can balance the #CABudget by addressing corporate greed and prioritizing alternate revenue streams over cuts to immigrant health care.
California runs on child care. 💪 Paying providers the #truecostofcare keeps quality, affordable child care accessible for working families. Check out Assemblymember Corey Jackson standing by providers in this week's joint #CABudget subcommittee hearing!
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This image follows the same quote-card design as the previous ones, with a dark blue textured background. At the top, “The Sacramento Bee” appears in large white serif text. Beneath it is a centered gold quotation mark icon, with thin gold lines extending horizontally on both sides. The main text is a paragraph in white, with several key phrases highlighted in bold red for emphasis. It reads: “During a Wednesday oversight hearing, assembly members expressed frustration with Newsom administration officials over the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s stubbornly large budget, which is effectively the same as was 20 years ago when the state’s prison population was twice as large.” The phrases “stubbornly large budget,” “same as was 20 years ago,” and “twice as large” are highlighted in red. Below the paragraph, the source is credited in white text as “William Melhado,” followed by “Sacramento Bee Journalist/Article Author.” In the bottom left corner, yellow text reads: “Full article: bit.ly/3-18sacbee.” In the bottom right corner, there is a teal speech-bubble-shaped logo with the word “CURB” in large white letters. Overall, the graphic summarizes a news report about legislative frustration with prison system spending, emphasizing comparisons between current budgets and past prison population levels.
This image is another quote-style graphic with a dark blue textured background, matching the style of the previous two. At the top, in large white serif text, it reads “The Sacramento Bee.” Beneath it is a centered gold quotation mark icon, flanked by thin horizontal gold lines. The main quote is displayed in large white text, with a key phrase highlighted in bold red. It reads: “At what point is it fair to continue to ask the Legislature to fund — I’ll use the nicest word possible — the inefficiencies of CDCR at the cost of not providing support for other parts of our system?” The phrase “inefficiencies of CDCR” is emphasized in red. A second line follows in white text: “Is it another ten years we should wait for that?” Below the quote, the speaker is identified as “Assemblymember Mia Bonta” with “D-Alameda” written underneath in smaller white text. In the bottom left corner, there is yellow text that reads: “Full article: bit.ly/3-18sacbee.” In the bottom right corner, there is a teal speech-bubble-shaped logo with the word “CURB” in large white letters. Overall, the graphic presents a critical question about continued funding and inefficiencies, with visual emphasis on the key phrase using red text.
![This image is another quote-style graphic with a dark blue textured background and a similar layout to the first. At the top, in large white serif text, it reads “The Sacramento Bee.” Beneath it is a gold quotation mark symbol centered between two thin horizontal gold lines.
The main body contains a quote in white text, with certain phrases emphasized in bold red. It reads: “[The state] awarded a $20 million contract to the Boston Consulting Group to find efficiencies in CDCR and other large state departments.” The phrase “$20 million contract” is highlighted in red.
A second paragraph continues: “The fact that we contracted $20 million, and we’re woefully short on what [savings] we were told it would result in. This was a failure in my opinion.” In this section, the phrases “we’re woefully short” and “failure” are highlighted in red.
Below the quote, the speaker is identified in white text as “Assemblymember Tom Lackey” followed by “R-Palmdale.”
In the bottom left corner, yellow text reads: “Full article: bit.ly/3-18sacbee.”
In the bottom right corner, there is a teal speech-bubble-shaped logo with the word “CURB” in large white letters.
Overall, the graphic presents a critical quote about a state contract and its perceived lack of results, using red text to emphasize key points.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dinscrhco524wtoswyuwt2y/bafkreiaeoafyjn5zxvq5oywzqkut2e6gdrgd4wjx6u4l6aarudcxbgjgie)
This image is another quote-style graphic with a dark blue textured background and a similar layout to the first. At the top, in large white serif text, it reads “The Sacramento Bee.” Beneath it is a gold quotation mark symbol centered between two thin horizontal gold lines. The main body contains a quote in white text, with certain phrases emphasized in bold red. It reads: “[The state] awarded a $20 million contract to the Boston Consulting Group to find efficiencies in CDCR and other large state departments.” The phrase “$20 million contract” is highlighted in red. A second paragraph continues: “The fact that we contracted $20 million, and we’re woefully short on what [savings] we were told it would result in. This was a failure in my opinion.” In this section, the phrases “we’re woefully short” and “failure” are highlighted in red. Below the quote, the speaker is identified in white text as “Assemblymember Tom Lackey” followed by “R-Palmdale.” In the bottom left corner, yellow text reads: “Full article: bit.ly/3-18sacbee.” In the bottom right corner, there is a teal speech-bubble-shaped logo with the word “CURB” in large white letters. Overall, the graphic presents a critical quote about a state contract and its perceived lack of results, using red text to emphasize key points.
The image is a graphic styled like a quote card with a dark blue textured background. At the top, in large white serif text, it reads “The Sacramento Bee.” Below that, there is a centered quotation mark icon in gold, with thin gold lines extending horizontally on either side. The main quote appears in large white text, with part of it emphasized in bold red. It reads: “We have to look at the potential for closing facilities and saving money.” The phrase “closing facilities and saving money” is highlighted in red, while the rest of the sentence is in white. Below the quote, in smaller white text, it continues: “This is a compound, complex problem and we need the information to be smart about that decision.” Underneath the quote, the speaker is identified in white text as “Chair Gregg Hart” followed by “D-Santa Barbara.” In the bottom left corner, there is yellow text that reads: “Full article: bit.ly/3-18sacbee.” In the bottom right corner, there is a logo that says “CURB” in large white letters inside a teal speech-bubble-like shape. Overall, the design resembles a social media or advocacy graphic highlighting a quote from a news article about policy decisions related to closing facilities and saving money.
💥🗞️Recent coverage in @sacbee.com following last week’s Assembly Accountability and Oversight Budget Subcommittee hearing 🔗bit.ly/3-18sacbee
Thank you @asmmiabonta.bsky.social and members of the #CALeg Sub 7 Budget Subcommittee for your questioning and comments on CDCr oversight.
#CAbudget
Example signage with "light blue" LA28 banners atop other Games Route Network sample signage.
Thanks for the link and for monitoring committees!
I believe the "light blue" referenced is consistent with the Games Route Network (GRN) signage options approved by the CA Traffic Control Devices Committee last August. dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-...
The 2025 #CABudget included authority for the GRN.
Our power is in our numbers, and yesterday providers SHOWED UP— testifying in a #CABudget hearing and holding a press conference about our sponsored bill #AB1981 —all to make sure #CALeg hears us when we say it's time to pay providers the true cost of care.
ICYMI: Our Executive Director, Kiran Savage-Sangwan, in @politico.com discussing @governor.ca.gov's hypocrisy on immigrant health care in the #CABudget:
Days Each State Could Run on Rainy Day Funds, fiscal year 2025, preliminary actual. California shown at 56.1 days worth of spending, vs. 47.8 day 50-state median.
Pew report notes California and other states began to draw down rainy day funds recently. Interestingly, in proportion to spending, this dataset shows that the #CABudget rainy day fund still exceeded the national average at the end of 2024-25.
![March 23, 2026 letter from Department of Finance, Office of the Director
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 28.00, Budget Act of 2025, the following report is
respectfully submitted.
The Department of Finance has received the attached Section 28.00 application from
the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the purpose of increasing
local assistance expenditure authority in Item 0690-101-0890 by $143,717,000 for
Program 0385—Special Programs and Grants Management. The increase is needed to
expend the FIFA World Cup Grant Program grant allocated by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for...[providing] support for the upcoming FIFA World Cup,
including for enhanced public safety and counter-unmanned aircraft efforts,
consistent with state law...
Finance concurs with the necessity of this change to the approved budget and will be
approving this Section 28.00 application not sooner than 30 days from the above date.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cntsyqukdx2af2bmbrgrqerh/bafkreigikh7p7ptiv6nb6sj7gnbot5d4rn2g677m2shpql2ax5r5ldiedi)
March 23, 2026 letter from Department of Finance, Office of the Director Pursuant to the provisions of Section 28.00, Budget Act of 2025, the following report is respectfully submitted. The Department of Finance has received the attached Section 28.00 application from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the purpose of increasing local assistance expenditure authority in Item 0690-101-0890 by $143,717,000 for Program 0385—Special Programs and Grants Management. The increase is needed to expend the FIFA World Cup Grant Program grant allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for...[providing] support for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, including for enhanced public safety and counter-unmanned aircraft efforts, consistent with state law... Finance concurs with the necessity of this change to the approved budget and will be approving this Section 28.00 application not sooner than 30 days from the above date.
California's Department of Finance has submitted a proposed #CABudget change to the Joint Legislative Budget Cmte. (JLBC) to distribute $143 million of federal security grants for 2026 FIFA World Cup events in Inglewood & Santa Clara. Standard procedure: JLBC has 30 days to review proposed action.
The @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social’s January #CAbudget continues to harm immigrants in our communities and takes us further from our #Health4All goals. Tell your Legislator - these cuts aren’t just numbers, they are real harm for real people.
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The image is a bold, text-focused political graphic with a stark, high-contrast design. The background is a light gray or off-white textured surface resembling cracked plaster. At the very top, in a black horizontal banner, white uppercase text reads: “CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET.” Centered below, large block text dominates the image in alternating black and red uppercase letters. The message reads: “NEWSOM” (black, very large font) “CLOSED 5 CA PRISONS.” (red, equally large and prominent) “WHY LAWMAKERS MIGHT WANT TO” (black, slightly smaller but still bold) “SHUT ONE MORE” (red, large and emphasized) At the bottom, a black bar spans the width of the image. On the left side is a teal circular logo with the word “CURB” in white uppercase letters. To the right of the logo, white text reads: “Full Article: bit.ly/3-18calmatters”
![This image is another text-based political graphic with a clean, minimalist design. The background is a light gray, textured surface resembling plaster.
At the top, a black banner stretches across the width with white uppercase text reading:
“CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET.”
Below, the main content is formatted as a quotation. On the left side, there is a large black quotation mark and a vertical black line, visually framing the text.
The quote appears in mostly black text, with key phrases highlighted in red for emphasis. The text reads:
“[Lawmakers] are pointing to a new analysis that shows the state’s incarcerated population has fallen so dramatically that California can close another prison… Lawmakers anticipate tight budgets if not deficits in upcoming years, and the Newsom administration estimates that closing a prison saves about $150 million a year.”
The phrases “incarcerated population has fallen,” “close another prison,” and “$150 million a year” are in red.
The rest of the text is in black.
At the bottom, a black bar runs across the image. On the left side is a teal circular logo with the word “CURB” in white uppercase letters. To the right, white text reads:
“Full Article: bit.ly/3-18calmatters”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dinscrhco524wtoswyuwt2y/bafkreigewfv6q6b2dv75ritnladkf53a2cphqiqun7oxanxl2babist45i)
This image is another text-based political graphic with a clean, minimalist design. The background is a light gray, textured surface resembling plaster. At the top, a black banner stretches across the width with white uppercase text reading: “CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET.” Below, the main content is formatted as a quotation. On the left side, there is a large black quotation mark and a vertical black line, visually framing the text. The quote appears in mostly black text, with key phrases highlighted in red for emphasis. The text reads: “[Lawmakers] are pointing to a new analysis that shows the state’s incarcerated population has fallen so dramatically that California can close another prison… Lawmakers anticipate tight budgets if not deficits in upcoming years, and the Newsom administration estimates that closing a prison saves about $150 million a year.” The phrases “incarcerated population has fallen,” “close another prison,” and “$150 million a year” are in red. The rest of the text is in black. At the bottom, a black bar runs across the image. On the left side is a teal circular logo with the word “CURB” in white uppercase letters. To the right, white text reads: “Full Article: bit.ly/3-18calmatters”
This image is a text-based political graphic with a consistent design style matching the previous ones. The background is a light gray, textured surface resembling plaster. At the top, a black horizontal banner contains white uppercase text that reads: “CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET.” Below, the main content is presented as a quotation. On the left side, there is a large black quotation mark and a vertical black line, framing the text. The quote is written primarily in black text, with a key portion highlighted in red for emphasis. The text reads: “The debate is possible because California prisons are holding about 70,000 fewer people than in 2011, when severe overcrowding and judicial orders compelled the Legislature to create a plan that would draw down that number.” The phrase “70,000 fewer people than in 2011” is in red. The rest of the text is in black. At the bottom, a black bar runs across the image. On the left side is a teal circular logo with the word “CURB” in white uppercase letters. To the right, white text reads: “Full Article: bit.ly/3-18calmatters”
Same design and style as previous, only difference is the quote which reads: "Today, the system is under a court order to limit the number of prisoners to 137.5% of its capacity. The Legislative Analyst’s Office last month reported that prisons have space for 98,000 people, meaning the corrections department has about 8,000 more beds than it needs. “Reducing the number of empty beds in operation by closing an additional prison would allow for significant savings,” the report said.
Hot off the press in @calmatters.org 🗞️🗞️
Check it out here 📲bit.ly/3-18calmatters
💥💥The necessity and possibility of prison closure is breaking through.
#CloseCAPrisons #CAbudget #CAleg #CAPrisons
@governor.ca.gov may think it's okay to take Medi-Cal away from immigrant communities, but Californians don't.
#CALeg, take note: The demand is higher than ever for a #CABudget that reflects our state's values of equity and inclusion.
The S&P 500 closed today at 6606, just below the #CABudget forecast's 6609 assumption for the first quarter of 2026.
CA is at a crossroads. Nearly 1M risk losing CalFresh & up to 2M Medi-Cal. It’s preventable. The @endchildpovca.bsky.social Coalition is at #CABudget Sub3 today.
@carolinemenjivar.bsky.social & @senakilahweber.bsky.social please act now: protect food, health care, & families.
#EndChildPoverty
S&P 500 dips below #CABudget state forecast assumptions. Worldwide economic shocks resulting from the decisions of one person are fairly rare. open.substack.com/pub/jasonsis...
Revenue Update
March is significant corporate tax month for #CABudget. Today's $1.5b of collections--after yesterday's $1.1b--is the 3rd biggest March day ever for the tax.
Governor's budget anticipated March '26 corporate receipts up 8.5% ($346m) from March '25. So far, actuals are up 77.8% from last March.
CA is at a crossroads. Nearly 1M risk losing CalFresh & up to 2M Medi-Cal. It’s preventable. The @endchildpovca.bsky.social Coalition will be at #CABudget Sub3.
@carolinemenjivar.bsky.social & @senakilahweber.bsky.social please act now: protect food, health care, & families.
#EndChildPoverty
Keeping 2.8 million Californians connected to their Medi-Cal coverage hinges on adequate funding and training of the county eligibility workforce. @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social & #CALeg Leaders: fund this workforce now to prevent a healthcare crisis. #FirstRespondersToPoverty #CABudget
County eligibility workers need funding in this year’s state budget to keep families fed. @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social and #CALeg, fund eligibility staff now. Protect CalFresh! #FirstRespondersToPoverty #CABudget #CALeg
TOMORROW! Join us in person if you can! In person and virtual action sign up here: bit.ly/budgetaction26
#CABudget #CloseCAPrisons
#ICYMI: Our Senior Legislative Advocate, Omar Altamimi, gave public comment at the March 9th Asm. Budget hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 - urging #CALeg to reject Governor Newsom's #CABudget proposal to strip full-scope Medi-Cal from 200,000 of our state's most vulnerable immigrant groups.
The first of our Community #MediCal Town Halls was a success. Yesterday over 50 community members came to the Bayside Community Center in San Diego to learn more about upcoming changes to Medi-Cal and our #OurHealthOurFuture campaign to fight the proposed cuts in the #CABudget.
Earlier this week, #Health4All held a press conference with members of the #CALeg to push back on harmful new & continued cuts to immigrant health proposed in @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social's 2026-27 #CAbudget.
@caimmigrant.bsky.social @westerncenter.bsky.social
Our Executive Director Kiran Savage-Sangwan tells @politico.com that Gov. Newsom is "talking out of both sides of his mouth" with his #CABudget proposal, "criticizing Trump’s policies while furthering them."
"The state is going out of its way to impose Trump policies on (immigrant populations)."
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📣Demand accountability in the Corrections budget, full & permanent prison closure & shift $$ to #CareNotCages
🗓️On Wed, March 18th at 9:00 AM, Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability & Oversight will hold a special hearing on CDCR.
More info & take action: bit.ly/budgetaction26
#CAbudget
No big stock downturn...yet. LAO describes how past big stock market downturns have affected #CABudget revenues. open.substack.com/pub/jasonsis...
California’s proposed 2026–27 budget will strip health care & food support from 3M Californians. Join us March 23, 12PM PST as Western Center and CA Budget & Policy Center break down what’s at stake—and what we can do about it. bit.ly/4ub8J4N
#MeetTheAdvocates #Healthcare #CABudget
Bizarre governing choices by federal Republican leaders - raising tariff taxes, constricting oil supply, tightening labor supply, cutting funding for hospitals and health care and food. It’s hurting the economy and erodes gains that have been happening to help manage difficult #CABudget situation.
US stocks down over 1% today, battered by Trump's choices, constrained oil supplies, and a bad monthly jobs report affected by Trump's weird tariff policies and so-called artificial intelligence.
For now, S&P 500 remains above what was assumed in Governor's #CABudget (6625) & well above last April.
