Bringing A Voice of Conscience To California's State Legislature Since 1952
State Budget Advocacy
California's state budget is a statement of our values.
Every year between January and June 15 the governor and the Legislature negotiate the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. And every year, FCLCA weighs in to bring your voice into the process.
In the current budget process for 2025-26, FCLCA has advocated for
- Prioritizing children, including childcare, children's health, foster care and education
- Providing $25 million in additional funding for immigrant services and legal defense in light of federal policies in 2024-25 budget
- Providing unemployment benefits to California's undocumented workers
- Funding of $176m per year for 5 years to address cuts in services funded by the federal Victims of Crime Act
- Providing additional assistance to older adults and people with disabilities affected by the L.A. fires to prevent homelessness
- Providing a total of $2.9 billion in investments for affordable housing and homelessness services
- Ensuring continuous Medi-Cal coverage for children ages 0-5
- Maintaining full funding for School Meals for All and $150 million for school Kitchen Infrastructure and Training
- A $33 million appropriation to implement reform of share of cost in Medi-Cal to ease the burden of medical costs for seniors and people with disabilities
- Increasing state revenue by more equitably taxing corporations
- Increasing by $60 million funds in 2025-26 for immigrant legal services programs to defend California's immigrant families and communities from mass arrests, raids, detentions and deportations
- Strengthening funding for CalFresh and for Sun Bucks to provide meals for students during the summer months
- Safety net programs for California's low-income residents, such as CalWorks, Food for All, diaper banks, statewide Guaranteed Income Programs
Read more about the state budget process here: California Budget and Policy Center Budget Academy