#budget-cuts

#budget-cuts

The assembled body battered by an assault of budget cuts and book bans must be strategic and subversive to serve the public and preserve knowledge.

American technological, economic, and military superiority will be put at risk if our national labs are not operating at full strength. Budget cuts threaten these capabilities.

"We said to ourselves that we couldn't let this pass. So we launched this appeal. It's not just a classic demonstration, but a real blockade."

O'Neill will guide LAHSA through significant downsizing, losing about 40% of its $875 million budget while addressing severe criticism for contract and data management.

Oakland Animal Services, despite budget cuts, continues to provide refuge for homeless animals. The City Council recently allowed the shelter to turn away rescued animals.

Maria's life significantly improved after she enrolled in Medi-Cal, stating "It changed immensely, like from Earth to the heavens...having the peace of mind of getting insurance leads me to getting sick less."

Susana’s monthly salary has remained at $3,295 since 1998, forcing many Mexican Foreign Service employees to live below the poverty line without any salary adjustments.

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development, one of the oldest public providers of gender-affirming care in the U.S., will close by July 22.

Daniella Levine Cava, during her time as a commissioner, created the Office of New Americans to assist visa holders in achieving U.S. citizenship. Now, as mayor, she proposes eliminating this office.

The Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal threatens to drastically cut funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, endangering the stability of thousands of formerly homeless individuals with disabilities.

The rich will get obscenely richer. The poor will be hungrier and sicker, work more precarious, and the planet unrelentingly hotter.

Berkeley's refusal to make budget cuts is a significant mistake, with per capita spending over 30% higher than San Jose and over double that of Albany.

The Trump administration's decision to withhold $811 million in grants to California schools is a political move that weaponizes federal funding, according to California education leaders.

Over the last month, the Board of Supervisors bore the brunt of the public's response to the budget - but, ultimately, was only left with a Lilliputian fraction of the budget to wrangle.