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Measuring Up: The Social and Economic Context of the Governor’s Proposed 2012-13 Budget The CBP’s annual chartbook looks at key components of – and the background for – the Governor’s proposed budget. A new report, released in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of California, shows that the economic downturn has been especially tough on California’s women. Governor Releases Proposed 2012-13 Budget A new CBP summary examines the 2012-13 budget proposed by the Governor. Registration Open for CBP Annual Conference Join us on March 15 for the CBP’s 2012 conference, “On the Edge: Consequences of a Widening Economic Divide.” How Are Federal Dollars Spent in California? A new CBP Policy Basics looks at federal spending in California, which accounts for more than one-third of the state’s budget. A Generation of Widening Inequality A new CBP report shows that the income gap in California grew substantially in recent decades. [Standard, Print-Friendly] A Decade of Disinvestment: California Education Spending Nears the Bottom A new CBP School Finance Facts compares spending on public education in California with the rest of the US. |
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More Than 6 Million Californians – Over One-Third of Them Children – Lived in Poverty in 2010 This CBP analysis examines the Census data on household income, which show that California’s poverty rate rose to a 13-year high in 2010. On the Edge: California’s Workers Still Face the Toughest Job Market in Decades A CBP report provides an in-depth look at the state's economy and key trends in employment, earnings, and income. Steady Climb: State Corrections Spending in California This CBP Budget Backgrounder looks at state funding for corrections and the factors driving its rapid growth over the past generation. A CBP analysis examines who pays taxes, who doesn't, and how California's tax systems compare to those of other states. |
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| SACRAMENTO BEE, 2/21/12
Tax Plans Would Boost Schools but Leave Social Safety Net Vulnerable "If tax revenues aren't available to help balance the budget...it puts pressure on higher education, on health and social service programs, on parks," said Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project. NEW AMERICA MEDIA, 2/3/12 Study: California Women “Falling Behind”– and Held Back by Budget Cuts “California’s job market is slowly recovering, but recent data suggest that women have not shared equally in the state’s modest employment gains,” said Ross during the briefing. LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2/1/12 California Women Struggle With Job Market, Budget Cuts “The downturn erased all of the employment gains single mothers had made following the implementation of welfare reform,” said Jean Ross, executive director at the California Budget Project. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, 1/22/12 "It really is about finding the balance," Ross said. "Yes, in the long term we need to address the debt, but in the short term we need to make sure the recovery moves forward and that families can make ends meet." |