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Friends Committee on Legislation of California

Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952

Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952

FCL EDUCATION FUND - NEWS AND ANALYSIS

CURRENT ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA

Gov. Newsom's proposed 2025-26 State Budget 

   Summary

   Commentary and Analysis


Special interests poured more than half a billion into California lobbying last year 


The secrets of the Legislature's "suspense" file -California lawmakers quietly sideline bills in secretive suspense process


California borrows $3.4 billion for Medi-Cal overrun as Congress eyes steep cuts


State Senate Hearing on Homelessness - March 13, 2025


Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026 Introduced in Legislature


Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency ahead of wildfire season: suspends CEQA and Coastal Act.  And more analysis here.


The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes - new study finds no state has enough housing for low-income renters


New report says recent laws have had limited or no impact on state's housing supply


Legislature considers bill that bans evictions when tenants are willing and able to pay up


New accountability website shows county by county  snapshot of housing units completed between 2019-2023, the change in unsheltered homelessness from 2023-2024, and people in Full-Service Partnership behavioral health services. 


Big Data Centers, Big Problems: The Surging Environmental and Consumer Costs of AI, Crypto and Big Data


Rethinking California fire policy


Fire Survivors, Insurers Could Sue Big Oil for Climate Disasters under California Bill


NEW!! California Environmental Scorecard 2024 - A survey of state environmental legislation and how your legislators voted


CALIFORNIA  AND THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY


Food Research and Action Center - Information on federal threats to food stamps and school lunches


NEW!  How Federal Budget Cuts could affect California - County by County


Federal Reconciliation: What's at risk for Medi-Cal and Covered CA


Federal Impacts: What's at Risk for CA's Statewide Safety Net (Data by Congressional District)


FACT SHEET: Federal cuts to Medicaid will harm older adults on Medi-Cal


FACT SHEET: Medicaid and People with Disabilities


Know Your Rights: Resources for Immigrants


California at Risk: Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize Key Services


Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom


Tracking California's lawsuits against the new Trump Administration


Federal Funds Drive One-Third of California's State Budget


California's budget is "roughly balanced" but deficits could grow under Trump


Top Democrats say they won't just Trump Proof California - they'll make it affordable again


Trump Deportations could cost California hundreds of billions of dollars.


California Governor calls Special Session to Protect Liberal Policies from Trump Presidency


California to offer EV rebates if Trump kills $7,500 tax credit, Newsom says


California farmers were big Trump backers. They may be on a collision course over immigrant deportation.

 

A Guide to Gavin Newsom's "Trump-Proofing" Efforts - POLITICO


MORE


Yolo County's Restorative Justice Program


New homelessness data: How does California compare


NEW VIDEO: The Death Penalty is Dying


Protecting Progress: State housing and homelessness funding must continue


Two California prosecutors promised a different kind of  justice. Voters turned on them.


CalMatters - Nonprofit and Nonpartisan News


California Budget and Policy Center


Public Policy Institute of California


 California Women's Well-Being Index


Revitalizing Unemployment Insurance in California


PPIC Report: Crime after Proposition 47 and the Pandemic


Report on California Climate Commitment


Digital Democracy Database from CalMatters


 LAO Report says governor could save $1 billion by closing five California prison


How are our kids doing?  Read the 2024 California Children's Report Card


How much is a living wage in California?


Housing and Homelessness

California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing.  They didn't get a dime.

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

Breaking the Cycle California’s Homelessness Crisis and the Path Forward with Effective Investments, Coordination, and Accountability 

Study confirms serious health problems,high trauma rates among unsheltered people in U.S.


CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Prison Closures

Legislature and Gov. Newsom struggle for consensus on solitary confinement reform

CalMatters: How many prisons does California need?

Press Release from Gov. Newsom on transformation of San Quentin





SPECIAL REPORT: THE CAMPAIGN TO COMMUTE CALIFORNIA DEATH SENTENCES

The California Clemency Campaign (pdf)

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California and Climate Change: Presentation by FCL Ed. Fund

California and Climate Change - How State Policy is Addressing our Environmental Crisis (pdf)

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