CA Legislation
CA Budget Analysis
The state budget signed by Governor Jerry Brown on June 30 makes significant cuts to California’s safety net. For a review of the budget implications read the CA Budget Project’s analysis. The budget included one bright spot: funding for Fitnessgram the state’s annual physical fitness test of 5th, 7th and 9th graders was saved. Read this article in the Orange CountyRegister.
What's New
Healthy Water for All Californians
On August 31, CCPHA joined people from communities that don't have access to clean water and leaders of environmental justice and ecumenical organizations at a state Capitol rally to demand answers about why AB 685, a bill CCPHA is co-sponsoring to establish every Californians’ right to clean water, was stalled in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Rally participants delivered tap water contaminated with asbestos, nitrates, and other toxins to legislators to highlight the need for access to healthy, safe water. Learn more here.
Resources
CCPHA Campaigns
The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign now includes 84 cities across California; Sacramento is the newest city to join the campaign, see What's New for more information.
The newest resource from the California Campaign for Healthy Beverages is the study California’s Soda Tax: "Helping Cash-Strapped Communities Protect Children’s Health".
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