Four Anti-Hate Bills Signed into Law in 2022, Including Bill to Extend and Expand the State’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program   This weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1664 into law. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel and sponsored by JPAC, this bill extends […]

BY LOUIS KEENE | September 4, 2022 The bills in Newsom’s court   A pair of bills lobbied for by Jewish community groups and passed by the California state legislature in August are currently sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk (or on his computer screen, […]

BY LILLIAN ILSLEY-GREENE | August 31, 2022 A bill to extend the California Nonprofit Security Grant Program permanently — and more than double the maximum amount that nonprofits, including synagogues, can apply for — has passed the Legislature and now awaits action from Gov. Gavin […]

The $308 Billion State Budget Includes a Record Amount of Funding for Seven JPAC and Jewish Community Priorities   On Thursday evening, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2022-2023 State Budget. The $308 billion budget represents the final agreement between the Governor and the Legislature after […]

BY GABE STUTMAN | JUNE 8, 2022 Facing a projected $97 billion budget surplus, California’s governor and Legislature are being asked to do something unprecedented in the history of the state: earmark tens of millions of dollars to support aging Holocaust survivors. On June 2, late […]

The Legislature’s Joint Budget Agreement Includes $36 Million for the California Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program (CHSAP) and $3 Million for Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) Holocaust Center   Yesterday, the California Assembly and Senate released their joint budget agreement, a critical step in the […]