Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and leaders in the California legislature announced late Monday that a deal had been struck on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The $310.8 billion budget comes after Newsom announced in May that the state had a $31.5 billion budget deficit. Here are some of the notable allocations in the Golden State's budget for the coming year.Climate change funds reduced
"The 2021 and 2022 Budget Acts allocated approximately $54 billion over five years to advance the state’s climate and opportunity agenda. The May Revision continues to prioritize the state’s climate agenda and maintains approximately $48 billion of these investments," Newsom said. Local public transit systems, including the Bay Area Rapid Transit, have struggled financially in their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. BART was averaging 400,000 riders on a weekday prior to the pandemic but is now only averaging 100,000 and 150,000 per weekday, per ABC 7 Bay Area.The project to turn the San Quentin State Prison, which is outside of San Francisco, into a rehabilitation-centered facility also secured funding from the deal struck between Newsom and the legislature.
"This effort will help build and inform the California Model, which will serve as a nationwide model to advance a more effective justice system that builds safer communities and reduces recidivism," he added.
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