Addressing the state’s housing and homelessness crises are the top priority for the Governor, Legislature, and voters. Yet, the proposed budget falls substantially short in delivering any significant progress in these areas.
The Governor proposed $1.2 billion of cuts in addition to cuts in his January budget to vital housing assistance programs which transition unhoused communities in to permanent housing. All while maintaining commitments to inhumane and ineffective actions such as clearing encampments and enacting the narrowly approved Proposition 1.