The Governor’s May Revise Includes $50 Million for Community Security, $40 Million to Rebuild Summer Camps Destroyed in Fires, and Funding for New Initiatives on Holocaust Education and Combating Hatred Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his updated budget proposal known as the May Revise. The proposal
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JPAC Advocacy Day Brings Together Lawmakers and Jewish Leaders to Further Legislation Focused on Combating Antisemitism and Hate, and Expanding Services for Immigrants and Older Adults On May 9-10, 2022, the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) convened 200 Jewish professional and lay leaders from
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JPAC’s Priority Legislation and Budget Requests Take Comprehensive Approach to Combating Antisemitism and Hate as ADL’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents Reveals Record Levels in California and United States The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) joins the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a JPAC member organization,
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JPAC’s Priority Legislation and Budget Requests Take Comprehensive Approach to Combating Antisemitism and Hate, and Advance Central Jewish Values by Expanding Critical Services for Vulnerable Populations Today, the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) announced its 2022 Legislative Agenda. Selected and approved by the Board
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Last year, JPAC proudly secured millions of dollars from the state budget to be used to expand Holocaust and genocide education programs and institutions in California. We are thrilled that our efforts have now resulted in a $1.9 million grant award to a statewide collaborative
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We are pleased to announce that the next leader of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California will be David Bocarsly. David’s official term as Executive Director will begin on January 10th, 2022. JPAC’s current Interim Executive Director, Allison Gingold, will continue to serve in
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During this legislative session, JPAC proudly supported Senator Stern's bill, SB 693, The “Never Again Education Act,” which was received positively in our CA legislature. However, prior to the appropriations hearing, Senator Stern announced that he was making SB 693 a two-year bill so that the
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Now that it has released the list of awardees for last spring’s federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), California’s Office of Emergency Services will soon announce the 2021 California State NSGP opportunity. If you need help completing the Risk and Target Hardening portions of the
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The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) expresses our sincere appreciation for the effective leadership and commitment of the California Jewish Legislative Caucus, especially by the Chair, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, and the Vice-Chair, Scott Weiner and the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator
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