California's school funding system could be reshaped in the coming years due to declining enrollment, creating new fiscal flexibility and allowing policymakers to reconsider how billions of education dollars are distributed, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom declared victory after the California Supreme Court declined to hear Huntington Beach's appeal in a housing lawsuit, leaving intact a lower court ruling that subjects the city to court-ordered remedies for its prolonged refusal to comply with state housing law.
The Housing BOOM Act, proposed by U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, seeks to increase housing production across the country, with a focus on affordable and middle-income housing, by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, creating new federal programs, and investing in homelessness prevention.
Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez argued in court that the judge has no authority to order the Public Defender's Office to take on more felony cases, warning such an order would violate attorneys' limits and clients' constitutional rights.