CARA Alert – January 12, 2018
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JOIN A JANUARY 2018 STATE BUDGET ACTION NEAR YOU.
Governor Brown will release his January Budget Recommendations for California’s 2018-19 budget on or before the January 10th deadline. CARA, California Partnership, Californians 4 SSI and the Health and Human Service Network will hold rallies and press conferences in Sacramento, San Francisco, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Coachella and Riverside to respond to Governor Brown’s January Budget Proposal. Will Governor Jerry Brown’s ‘legacy budget’ invest in our communities? The state’s $7.5 billion in “unexpected cash” (this is an estimate from the Legislative Analyst's Office) will make it more difficult for the governor to justify the austerity he has shown in previous budgets/years for the 20% of Californians living in poverty and the other 20% living “near poverty” (“near-poverty” to the U.S. Census means people struggling to pay for food and shelter). The rainy day fund the Governor prioritized in year’s past was well funded in the last year’s budget so the state is now well positioned for the Governor's imagined impending economic crisis. The LAO states, "If the economy experiences a moderate recession, the state has enough reserves to cover its deficits until 2021‑22." (
http://www.lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3718 )
We hope that Governor Brown will, in his final year, use more accurate forecasts in this year’s budget recommendations then he did in last year's. Join CARA and our partners in Sacramento, San Francisco, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Coachella and Riverside to let Governor Brown know that the wealthiest state in wealthiest nation in the world should be ashamed that 40% of its residents live at or in poverty! Our state can afford to increase SSI payments, and increase funding for programs from home care to child care, education, social services, food programs and health care (to name a few). Here are the current plans and details around the state. Contact the folks listed to confirm events, and show up wearing CARA t-shirts!
The day the Governor announces after the announcement: The State Capitol
1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
January 10th at 12pm: At the Liberty Bell
1415 Truxtun Ave , Bakersfield 93301
The day the Governor announces at 1pm: Ronald Reagan State Building
300 S Spring St, Los Angeles, 90013
Jan 10th at 11am: California Towers
3900 Main St, Riverside, Ca
Coachella City Hall
1515 6th St, Coachella, CA 92236
January 12th at 1:30 pm: San Jose Civic Center mall
135 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95113
January 10th at 12:00 pm: San Francisco CA State Bldg
629 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
AB 1506 HEARING– REPEAL COSTA-HAWKINS / PROTECT RENTERS IN CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 / 8:30AM / SACRAMENTO
After months and months of phone calls, letters, and meetings urging the Assembly to allow AB 1506 to be heard, the Assembly Housing Committee is scheduled to hold its’ first hearing and vote on AB 1506 which would repeal the state restriction on rent control - the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 11th at 9:00amam in State Capitol, Room 4202 at the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee meeting. It's important to get there early so we can get seats in the hearing room (8:30am is advised). If you are interested in attending and need a ride from the Bay Area or somewhere else, please call the CARA office at 877-223-6107. We are looking into carpool opportunities. Everyone else should meet in front of room 4202 and wear your CARA t-shirts, please.
If you cannot attend in person, please call these Assemblymembers who are on the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee (note that some of the members have changed since Jan. 3
rd when Speaker Rendon made committee changes). Call them all (these are Sacramento numbers) – ESPECIALLY if you live in one of these members’ districts. Thank you.
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee:
David Chui (Chair): 916-319-2017
Marc Steinorth (Vice Chair): 916-319-2040
Ed Chau: 916-319-2049
Steven Choi, Ph.D.: 916-319-2068
Todd Gloria: 916-319-2078
Monique Limon (Rob Bonta proxy): 916-319-2018
Jim Wood: 916-319-2002
