By HHS Newtork of California

Governor-elect Jerry Brown is convening a special budget forum in the Capitol on Wednesday to discuss the tough choices California will have to make to address the state’s $25.4 billion budget deficit over the next year and a half.


We’ve made billions in cuts to health and human services over the last few years, and it hasn’t fixed the deficit. If anything, it’s put our state in a far more vulnerable position as thousands of people have been forced out of work during the worst economic recession since the 1930s.


That’s why a new approach is needed.


Governor-elect Brown’s forum is an opportunity to start a new dialogue and pave the way for a new, more sustainable approach to how we budget for our priorities in California.
 
 
Save the Date: CAP Budget Forum

California Partnership is hosting a post-election forum in OAKLAND on FRIDAY December 10th and you’re invited to participate! To learn how you can get involved, and more for details, please contact HHS Network Field Coordinator Astrid Campos at acampos@communitychange.org.


Event Details:

Post-Election Forum
St. Mary's Center, 925 Brockhurst Street, Oakland, CA
Friday, December 10th, 10am – 11.30am


More of the Same: Gov. Schwarzenegger unveils special session budget


On Monday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled his special session budget calling for devastating cuts to California’s health and human services infrastructure – including the proposed elimination of CalWORKS, steep cuts to cash grants for seniors and people with disabilities, and substantial cuts to health care services and programs, including the elimination of vision coverage for kids.


If the Governor’s special session budget proposals seem familiar, that’s because they are. Assembly Speaker John Perez called the Governor’s latest package of deep cuts a “rehash of proposals we have already considered and rejected,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle.


Click here to read more about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s latest “cuts-only” solution to the state budget.


Courtesy of HHS Network of California