Category: Gavin Newsom

Newsom’s Budget Includes 2 Doses of Opioid Overdose Medicine for Every School

January 17, 2023
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Every California middle and high school will stock at least two doses of naloxone—a nasal spray that treats an opioid overdose—on campus under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023–24 budget released last week. While hundreds of schools in the state have already begun to stock naloxone on campuses amid rising opioid-related overdoses and deaths, this year’s…

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Newsom’s Budget Proposes Delays in Affordable Student Housing Programs

January 14, 2023
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Amid a $22 billion shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023-24 state budget proposal (pdf) revealed this week suggests delaying several affordable student housing projects. Newsom recommended delaying $250 million of anticipated funding to the Higher Education Student Housing Grant program—established under the 2021 Budget Act—which provides funds to the state’s community college, University of California (UC),…

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California Governor Unveils $297 Billion Budget With Cuts to Close $22.5 Billion Deficit

January 14, 2023
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Jan. 10 a $297 billion budget proposal, with substantial cuts and delayed spending in various areas aiming to close California’s projected $22.5 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year. The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023–24, which would start in July, would postpone and reduce funding for some programs, such…

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Newsom’s Budget Pledges 5 Percent Boosts to UC, CSU Systems

January 13, 2023
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Despite a slight decrease in higher education funding this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged budget increases for the state’s two public university systems, according to his 2023–24 budget proposal released Jan. 10. If approved, both the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems will receive a 5 percent boost in funding, amounting…

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Newsom Proposes 11 Percent Cuts to Climate Budget Amid $22.5 Billion Shortfall

January 13, 2023
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Faced with a $22.5 billion budget shortfall, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has slashed $6 billion from the state’s proposed climate agenda budget to about $48 billion. But even with the cuts, $48 billion is “an unprecedented investment in this space,” Newsom said in releasing his proposed 2023-24 budget at a press conference on Jan. 10….

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Los Angeles Captures 10.6 Billion Gallons of Storm Water: Officials

January 12, 2023
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As Southern Californians continue to weather winter rainstorms, water officials in Los Angeles say they have captured enough storm water to serve thousands of households across the county. Officials statewide have long been divided on what to do with storm water. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency drought order last April for the third year…

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California’s Emission Reduction Plan Lacks Clear Strategy: Report

January 9, 2023
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California’s aggressive climate plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions “lacks a clear strategy,” the Legislative Analyst’s Office reported Jan. 4. “Despite the significant reductions needed to meet these goals, CARB’s plan does not identify which specific policies it will implement,” the report read. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) in December adopted an “equity-focused” 300-page…

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California’s Kounalakis Renamed State’s Top Foreign Trade Representative

January 3, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Dec. 30 redesignating Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis as his top international trade representative. Kounalakis, a former U.S. ambassador, was sworn into office as lieutenant governor on Jan. 2, beginning her second term in the position. She has served as the governor’s representative for the Affairs and Trade…

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Newsom Appoints New Labor Secretary

December 27, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a new labor secretary following the sudden departure of Secretary Natalie Palugyai earlier this month. Acting Secretary Stewart Knox is expected to be the next secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the governor’s office announced Dec. 23. Knox became acting secretary after Palugyai’s departure. “It is an…

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San Diego Judge Blocks Part of Newsom’s Gun Law

December 23, 2022
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A San Diego federal judge this week blocked part of California’s new gun law modeled after a Texas abortion law after finding the legislation unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an injunction (pdf) Dec. 19 preventing the state from enforcing a provision of Senate Bill 1327 passed in July that would have allowed the…

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