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WHAT: Commissioners meeting on Wednesday PRESENT: Denny Malloy, Niki Frenchko and Mauro Cantalamessa The board: • Received petitions for a waterli ....
California budget windfall dangles hopes for homeless housing, immigrant health coverage FacebookTwitterEmail California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco on April 06, 2021, in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)Justin Sullivan / Getty Images SACRAMENTO A year after tackling what state finance officials projected would be a record budget shortfall, California’s government is rolling in so much money that it could be forced to give some cash back to taxpayers. Bolstered by federal aid and an economy that has recovered faster than anticipated, particularly for the wealthiest Californians, Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his revised budget plan this week. The announcement kicks off a final negotiation with lawmakers over the multibillion-dollar surplus that’s expected to surpass rosy estimates from January. At stake is major spending on homelessness, hea ....