In recent months, we've shared updates as more and more of our budget priorities were added to the proposed State Budget. We've been careful to acknowledge that nothing was a done deal until the budget was passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.

The final State Budget includes:

This record amount of funding is a testament to the hard work of California's Jewish community leaders, the tireless advocacy and dedicated leadership of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, and all of you for your engagement in this process.

That's not all! We are advocating for additional JPAC priority items to receive funding in upcoming "trailer bills," and we have over a dozen anti-hate and social service bills approaching their final hurdles in the legislative process.

We know the legislative process can be opaque and confusing. JPAC's incredible lobbyist Cliff Berg and I will be hosting a virtual Town Hall next week to answer your questions about the state's bill and budget process, the impact of these budget victories, and the work ahead.

Join Cliff and me on Zoom next Wednesday, July 13th, at noon for a quick briefing and Q&A. Register with the button below.

Be on the lookout for upcoming action alerts as we approach the end of the legislative session!

Onward,

JPAC Executive Director

JPAC is the voice of California’s Jewish community to the State Capitol, and the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation. We advocate in Sacramento on behalf of the Jewish community’s concerns and broadly shared values. Our member organizations collectively serve hundreds of thousands of Californians of all backgrounds and represent the interests of California’s 1.2 million Jews.

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles • Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund • Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco – Bay Area • Jewish Family Service LA • Jewish Family and Children’s Services of SF • 30 Years After • American Jewish Committee • Anti-Defamation League • Bet Tzedek Legal Services • ETTA • Hadassah • HIAS • Holocaust Museum Los Angeles • JCRC of Jewish Silicon Valley • Jewish Center for Justice • Jewish Community Relations Council of Sacramento • Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay • Jewish Family and Children's Service of Long Beach and Orange County • Jewish Family Service of San Diego • Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley • Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara • Jewish Federation of Orange County • Jewish Federation of San Diego County • Jewish Federation of the Desert • Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region • Jewish Free Loan Association • Jewish Long Beach • Jewish Vocational Service San Francisco • JVS SoCal • Rhoda Goldman Plaza