Newsom said it was a "ridiculous lie" that he cut $100 million, a retort he included on his new website, California Fire Facts. But the website didn’t dissect the $100 million; it focused on the big ...

Poway Unified School District trustees accepted a committee’s recommendation on Jan. 23 that three vacant district properties ...

California’s current revenues continue to fall short of covering the additional spending adopted three years ago.

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...

If you take Gov. Gavin Newsom at his word, California will have a budget surplus for the first time in several years, and his fellow Democrats who control the legislature won’t need to cut more ...

In 2021 and 2022, California had a budget surplus. The state dedicated an additional ... that Newsweek cited a report that summarized the governor’s proposed budget for 2024-25.

Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, involving not only strictly financial aspects but demands from countless ...

The governor unveiled a $322 billion balanced budget plan last week that included a small $363 million surplus and a projected ... a tax expert at the California Budget and Policy Center.