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Committee advances county request for $245 million CalWORKs allocation and IHSS administrative funding
Summary
The Legislation Committee agreed to advance Alameda County's state budget requests — a one‑time $245,000,000 CalWORKs allocation and an in‑home supportive services administrative rebase — and heard a state update from Full Moon Strategies on tariffs, Proposition 35 and planned testimony on illegal dumping legislation.
The Alameda County Legislation Committee on April 7 voted by consensus to advance the county's state budget requests to staff for follow‑up, including a one‑time $245,000,000 CalWORKs allocation and an in‑home supportive services (IHSS) administrative rebase funding request.
Amy Costa of Full Moon Strategies delivered the state legislative update and told the committee that California budget watchers are tracking federal tariff developments closely because the state's revenue is sensitive to stock market movements. Costa said she expected more certainty after the May revise and noted that one‑time funding requests tend to be easier to secure in the state budget process: "One time funding is always easier to come by in the state budget process," she said.
Costa also said the Newsom administration missed an implementation deadline tied to Proposition 35 (the managed‑care organization tax initiative) and that the first advisory committee meeting was agendized for April 14. She added that Full Moon Strategies will testify on behalf of Alameda County on Assemblymember Bonta's bill addressing illegal dumping and litter.
When the chair asked the committee to concur in advancing the county's funding requests (the CalWORKs single allocation of $245,000,000 and the IHSS administrative rebase request), committee members replied, "We do," and the chair indicated the items would move forward for continued advocacy and tracking.
Why it matters: Advancing the CalWORKs and IHSS administrative requests preserves county priority status in negotiations with state budget offices ahead of the May revise, when the state provides updated revenue estimates and spending guidance.
Procedural notes: The transcript records agreement to advance the requests but does not show a recorded roll‑call or recorded mover/second on the floor; the committee proceeded by consensus and directed staff to follow up.
Next steps: County staff will monitor the May revise and continue outreach to state offices; Full Moon Strategies will report back to the committee on the status of the Proposition 35 committee and the AT&T carrier‑of‑last‑resort discussions.
