On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by ...

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to ...

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.” ...

Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total ...

This is not a time to be nickel and diming the people of California around climate investments,” Ryan Schleeter, a ...

Newsom and lawmakers, as part of budget negotiations last year, reached a handshake agreement to make cuts, defer programs ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state ...

A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before ...

In reality, the state’s financial future is murkier.