Health and Human Service Network of California
We’re glad to share good news with you today! We learned late last week that the December 1st elimination of Adult Day Health Care will be postponed to February 29, 2012. In the meantime, a replacement program will be created to provide similar services.
As you may know, Adult Day Health Care is a program that provides [...]
In partnership with the Health and Human Services Network of California and the San Francisco Foundation, Alliance for Justice invites you to participate in a free webinar on August 22: California Ballot Measures – Yes, You Can Influence That Vote!
Please join us on August 22, at 3:00 PT.
This webinar is [...]
A lot has been going on in the Capitol in recent weeks. Last week, Democrats passed an alternative budget, which was later vetoed by the Governor, who plans to continue reaching out to Republican legislators in hopes of extending existing revenue streams as part of his plans for a compromise budget.
Please join us on THURSDAY [...]
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Even with $6.6 billion in additional revenues, California still faces a $10 billion deficit – which means we MUST maintain existing revenue streams in order to prevent even more life-threatening cuts to our health care and human services!
At the same time, we must also remind legislators that California’s seniors, people with [...]
Social media tools allow ANYBODY with an internet connection and something to say to broadcast their message to the world! It’s also an essential part of our ongoing budget advocacy work to invest and protect our health care and human services programs.
And to help you get started, the HHS Network is offering FREE Twitter/social media [...]
As part of his 2011-12 state budget proposal, Governor Jerry Brown has proposed to eliminate so-called “Enterprise Zones,” a move which would generate nearly $1 billion in revenues over the next two years.
For years now, experts have criticized Enterprise Zones as ineffective, costly and prone to substantial abuse. Numerous studies have also found that [...]
by Linda Leu on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
In today’s 4th of 7 hearings on the Health and Human Services Budget, the Assembly Subcommittee heard specifics of proposals to make reductions in Healthy Families, Medi-Cal, and Adult Day Health Care, among other things. A packed hearing room shared compelling personal stories about how these programs sustain life, [...]
On Tuesday (Feb. 1st), the HHS Network of California issued the following response to Governor Brown’s “State of the State” address, urging support for the Governor’s modest revenue package and cautioning against specific threats that would cost jobs & threaten lives.
Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Jerry Brown issued his “State of the State” address [...]
For years Californians have been bombarded with claims about the so-called economic benefits of tax breaks and other subsidies for corporations. We’ve heard it all: tax breaks create jobs; tax breaks are good for small business; tax breaks keep business in California; etc.
But how TRUE are these claims? And what, if anything, are tax breaks [...]
The HHS Network of California issued the following statement on the occasion of Governor-elect Jerry Brown’s State Budget Forum in Sacramento.
December 8, 2010 – The election of Jerry Brown as Governor has opened up opportunities to resolve the state budget and put California back on the road to economic recovery. This effort on [...]