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	Planning for California's Future: The State's Population Is Growing, Aging, and Becoming More Diverse A new CBP analysis looks at three major demographic shifts that are likely to affect demands on state and local budgets. Stretched Thin 2008: State Budget Cuts Undermine California's Human Services Programs A new CBP report finds that multiple years of state funding cuts have undermined seven critical human services programs, including programs that assist children at risk of abuse and that help frail seniors live safely in their own homes. What’s in the Conference Committee’s Revenue Package? A new CBP publication looks at the revenue package proposed as part of the Conference Committee’s spending plan. Who Truly Is Middle-Income in California? A new CBP analysis shows that the midpoint of the income distribution for all California personal income taxpayers was $35,390 in 2006. For taxpayers filing joint income tax returns the midpoint was $66,810. How Do the Budgets Compare? An updated CBP summary outlines major differences among the Governor’s revised budget proposal and legislative spending plans. Budget Cuts or Tax Increases: Which Are Preferable During an Economic Downturn? A new CBP Policy Points shows that carefully chosen tax increases are preferable to cutting public spending when the economy is weak. Borrowing Against the Future: Are Lottery Bonds the Best Way To Close the Budget Gap? A new CBP Budget Brief examines proposals to borrow against future lottery proceeds. Local Impact of the Governor’s Proposed Cuts New analyses identify the impact of the Governor’s May Revision cuts to CalWORKs, IHSS, K-12 education, Medi-Cal, and SSI/SSP. Additional analyses identify the impact of the Governor’s January Proposed Budget cuts to selected programs, by county, by legislative district, and for women, children, and seniors. Two Steps Back: Should California Cut Its Way to a Balanced Budget? The CBP's annual chartbook examines how the Governor proposes to balance the 2008-09 budget and assesses what the proposed budget means for California.

	Schwarzenegger Budget Proposal Would Cap Spending, Give Governors Unprecedented Power To Cut Spending New Data Show That California’s Income Gaps Continue To Widen New data show that the gap between the wealthiest 1 percent of the state’s taxpayers and those in the middle of the income distribution increased between 2005 and 2006. Locked Out 2008: The Housing Boom and Beyond While the recent softening in home prices has put thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, it has had little impact on the affordability of housing for the typical California family. A supplement to this report provides county-specific data on California’s housing crisis. A Generation of Widening Inequality: The State of Working California, 1979 to 2006 Since the late 1970s, California’s job growth has become concentrated in low-wage and high-wage jobs and the gap between workers at the low end and the high end of the earnings distribution has widened. A new CBP report documents employment, wage, and income trends in California during the past generation.
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VENTURA COUNTY STAR, 8/20/08 Senior Growth Will Triple That of State Population The California Budget Project this month, using state demographic data, projected that while the state's overall population will increase by 29.4 percent by 2020, the number of those 65 and older will soar at a rate nearly three times as fast – 75.4 percent.

KPBS RADIO, 8/19/08 CA Population Changes Present Challenges for Future Listen as Executive Director Jean Ross joins Host Tom Fudge to discuss the state's population outlook and the CBP analysis, Planning for California's Future: The State's Population Is Growing, Aging, and Becoming More Diverse.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, 8/18/08 California Budget Hinges on Spending Limits for Future Economic Recessions An analysis by the California Budget Project, which advocates for low-income Californians in the budget process, concluded that the GOP plan would make it impossible for the state to keep funding schools at the current levels approved by voters through Proposition 98. The nonprofit further said the GOP plan would "ratchet down the state's ability to support public services" as government spending failed to keep pace with the state economy.

LOS ANGELES TIMES, 8/13/08 California Plan Could Be Major Boon to Subprime Lenders One reason California still has no state budget is a closed-door dispute over a tax proposal that could be a multimillion-dollar boon to banks that engage in subprime lending. ... "This is all about bailing out the subprime lending industry," said Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, a nonprofit that advocates for low-income Californians in the state budget process. "They will have checks written to them by the state of California if this goes through."

VENTURA COUNTY STAR, 8/13/08 Which Tax Will Increase? A study by the nonprofit California Budget Project finds that, as a percentage of income, the poorest people in the state pay the most in state and local taxes – thanks almost entirely to the sales tax.