Governor Gavin Newsom is set to approve an extra $ 500 million for wildfire prevention — a last-minute change that would more than double what’s in the current budget deal. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202106/newsom_1.jpg
Read More »City Of Fresno Passes Budget, But Will Reconsider It In 90 Days
The Fresno City Council voted Tuesday to approve its billion dollar budget , just in time for the July 1 deadline. However, it will have to be reconsidered in three months. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand proposed the council pass a continuing resolution that would keep city expenses at the same …
Read More »State Budget Cuts Could Mean Lost Jobs In The San Joaquin Valley
Many people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, but some have found assistance through a multi-million dollar state government program called Expanded Subsidized Employment, or ESE. However, Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal cuts the funding to that program. If the latest budget goes through, it would affect …
Read More »Fresno Initiative Could Get $50 Million From Newsom’s State Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2020-2021 budget on Friday , a $ 222 billion package encompassing homelessness, affordable health care and criminal justice reform. In an accompanying briefing, the governor gave a shout-out to a newly unveiled economic development plan known as Fresno DRIVE, a collaboration among 150 organizations …
Read More »Valley Fever Research, Awareness Winners In New State Budget
Buried in California’s new $ 201 billion budget is important news for those with a disease that affects many here in Central California: $ 8 million in funding for valley fever research and awareness. For several years we’ve been reporting about this airborne fungal disease which is endemic to arid …
Read More »State Budget Boosts Valley Fever Funding
Governor Brown signed the final budget of his tenure as governor on Wednesday, and included in it was funding aimed at combating the fungal disease valley fever. The budget includes $ 8 million for research and outreach into the fungal disease that’s caused by inhaling spores that grow in arid …
Read More »New budget is ‘best’ one ‘that I’ve seen,’ Merced councilmember says
Merced adopted a $ 233 million budget this week, what one councilmember called the “best budget” he’s seen in his eight-year tenure. The 6-0 vote on Monday approved the budget, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »California drinking water tax dies in budget compromise
A proposed tax on California’s drinking water, designed to clean up contaminated water for thousands of Californians, was abandoned by Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders Friday as part of … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Bakersfield Faces Budget Shortfall, City Council Looks At Possible Tax Increase
While the stock market is up, many cities in the valley are still struggling. Bakersfield perhaps faces the biggest cash crunch, as rising costs tied to health care and retirement expenses have coincided with a countywide economy that is struggling due to a decline in activity in the oil industry. …
Read More »Atwater adopted a $42.4 million budget. And the city is hiring.
The Atwater City Council approved a budget that will add seven new positions, while trying to cut spending in a city operating in debt. The council on Monday unanimously accepted … Click to Continue »
Read More »Budget ax dangles over government programs, workers
Dread has built for months as state offices, government workers and community agencies reliant on state money await revenue numbers that could trigger severe budget cuts. Bad news has yet … Click to Continue »
Read More »The California budget in 42 seconds
The largest budget in California to date covers everything from education to marijuana regulation. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here are the biggest winners in this year’s $218M budget in Merced
The Merced City Council adopted a $ 218 million budget this week that hires about two dozen new employees, according to records. The council unanimously adopted the budget, which includes about … Click to Continue »
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