The California State Association of Counties (CSAC) issued a statement on the Senate's 2026-27 budget proposal, praising key investments but warning of missing funds. - The Senate budget includes $139.6 million for Medi-Cal and $178 million for CalFresh above the May Revision.
- It rejects cost shifts for In-Home Supportive Services and Medi-Cal mobile crisis, keeping county costs stable. - Homelessness funding is doubled to $1 billion for Round 7 of HHAP, with plans for Round 8.
- One-time public safety funding includes $100 million for Proposition 36 and $50 million for the Victims of Crime Act. CSAC CEO Graham Knaus emphasized the need to protect communities from cuts to healthcare, food support, homelessness programs, and public safety, while noting the absence of funding for county indigent care programs and public hospitals.