News and Analysis
Current Issues in California
2024 Legislative Year
Speaker Rivas shuffles the leadership deck and YIMBYs win
California Environmental Voters - Priority Bills that passed in 2023 and those on the table for 2024
2023-2024 State Budget
The 2023-24 California State Budget Explained
Governor and Legislature agree on 2023-24 state budget.
Summary of Main Budget and Trailer Bills
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End Child Poverty CA statement on 2023-24 Budget
Housing and Homelessness Coalition Statement
Infrastructure deal reached between Legislature and governor
Health Access Statement - Major Health Care Investments in Budget
For more information on current issues facing California, visit CalMatters
Housing and Homelessness
California Lawmakers "greenlit affordable housing in 2023"
Who is experiencing homelessness in California?
California homelessness: Where's the money going?
California’s Housing and Homelessness Challenges in Context - from the Legislative Analyst's Office
Review of Housing and Homelessness Programs in California - from the Senate Budget Committee
Study confirms serious health problems,high trauma rates among unsheltered people in U.S.
Poverty and Economic Justice
How much is a living wage in California?
Pro-Kid Policy Agenda for California
2023 CA County Scorecard of Children's Well-Being
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Prison Closures
Legislative Analyst's Office Report on CDCR and 2023-24 Budget
CalMatters: How many prisons does California need?
Press Release from Gov. Newsom on transformation of San Quentin
Environment and Climate Change
California Climate Commitment - $54 B to address climate change
June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System are Reaching Tipping Points
