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Assemblymember Holden delivers 2024 legislative update, cites state funding for transportation, disability services and ShakeAlert
Summary
Assemblymember Chris Holden told the Upland City Council that this year's state budget closed a large shortfall while preserving an $11 billion reserve and included targeted investments the district sought: developmental disability services, earthquake early-warning funding and $500 million toward a 3.2-mile Gold Line extension from Pomona to Claremont.
Assemblymember Chris Holden, the representative for the 41st Assembly District, briefed the Upland City Council on the 2024 state budget and recent legislative wins that affect the San Gabriel Valley. "We began the year with an approximate $45,000,000,000 general fund shortfall," Holden said, and described negotiations that closed the gap while leaving "$11,000,000,000 in reserve."
Holden highlighted funding his office helped secure for services and infrastructure. He said the legislature and governor approved hundreds of millions for…
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