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Recent state-budget coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Witnesses told the Assembly Human Services Committee that 665,000 Californians could lose food aid if the state does not act to offset HR1-linked SNAP and CalFresh cuts.
Assembly subcommittee members held open a proposal to move staff and General Fund resources from HCD to HDFC, while housing groups pressed for changes to the transfer date, tax-credit oversight and bond-cap allocation.
Testimony on the California Community Schools Partnership Program backed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to continue $1 billion a year, while education groups and county officials urged clearer accountability and protections for support grants.