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County committee hears May revise, backs housing funding requests and elder-protection bills
Summary
County staff briefed the committee on California's May revise, including a projected $12 billion deficit and proposed cuts primarily in health and human services; the committee supported county requests to back AB 346, AB 871 and a $30 million state request for the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority.
County staff provided a detailed update on California’s May revise and related legislation at a meeting of the Alameda County Personnel Administration and Legislation Committee, and the committee indicated support for several state measures and a local funding request.
Staff summarized the May revise as projecting a $12,000,000,000 budget deficit and outlined the governor’s proposed package: roughly $5,000,000,000 in spending reductions, about $5,300,000,000 in new revenues or internal borrowing, and $1,700,000,000 in fund shifts (including moving certain Cal Fire operations). Staff also listed program-level changes — a freeze on Medi‑Cal expansion for undocumented adults, cuts to some long‑term care and dental benefits, reductions to behavioral health funding and K–12 payment deferrals — and noted the administration’s proposed withdrawal of $7,100,000,000 from reserves while leaving roughly $1,700,000,000 for 2026.
On housing, staff said Assemblymember Wicks and Senator Cabaldon have introduced bills (AB 736 and SB 417) authorizing about $10,000,000,000 in general obligation bonds for affordable housing and that the governor expressed support for a housing bond. Staff also described the governor’s reorganization proposal to consolidate housing and homelessness programs under a single agency; the Little Hoover Commission reviewed the plan and will issue a report that the legislature must consider by early July.
The committee endorsed county requests to support AB 346 (in‑home support services professional certification), AB 871 (mandating reporters of suspected financial abuse of elders and dependent adults), and a $30,000,000 state budget request proposed by the Bay Area Housing Financing Authority to prepare for a 2028 bond; supervisors signaled concurrence that the full Board should sign on to these positions.
Why it matters: Staff warned that the scale of the deficit and proposed health and service‑area cuts could shift costs and demand to counties and local providers. The committee’s support is advisory; formal positions will be included in materials for the full Board to act on.
Next steps: Staff will include the committee’s recommended positions in the full Board packet; the Little Hoover Commission’s report and suspense‑file actions at the state level may alter the legislative outlook.
