After Gavin Newsom took the oath of office Monday — becoming California’s 40th governor — attention in the capital is turning to the state budget, Newsom’s first opportunity to officially lay out his administration’s policy priorities.
As the most progressive Democrat elected to the state’s highest office in decades, groups on the left have high expectations for funding on issues like child care, housing and health care…
Mike Herald, director of policy advocacy, Western Center on Law and Poverty
“Western Center on Law and Poverty would like to see Governor Newsom end deep poverty for all CalWORKS (California’s public assistance program) families by increasing CalWORKS grants above 50 percent of the federal poverty level.”
