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California Governor Signs Balanced Budget With No Deficit, Preserves Reserves

Governor Newsom signed the 2026–27 California state budget, a balanced plan with no projected deficit that preserves nearly $30 billion in reserves and funds key programs.

Hollis Pruett

June 30, 20262 min read

California golden hills with oak trees at sunset — illustration, Jake Team LLC
California golden hills with oak trees at sunset — illustration, Jake Team LLC

SACRAMENTO, California — Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2026–27 state budget on June 29, 2026, delivering a balanced spending plan with no projected deficit for the current fiscal year or the next, while preserving nearly $30 billion in budget reserves and continuing investments in education, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure.

Pleasanton, a city of approximately 80,000 in Alameda County in the Tri-Valley region about 40 miles east of San Francisco, is home to Workday headquarters, Clorox headquarters, and Safeway corporate offices.

The budget reflects California’s economic growth under the Newsom administration, with the state’s GDP expanding from $3 trillion to $4.25 trillion. California has attracted nearly two-thirds of all U.S. venture capital investment and has contributed approximately $15 billion toward paying down long-term pension liabilities, according to the Governor’s office.

“For decades, we’ve been told that government has to choose between balancing the books and investing in people. California proved that’s a false choice. This budget reflects years of disciplined decisions that built historic reserves, paid down debt, strengthened our economy, and made transformational investments in education, healthcare, housing, infrastructure, and opportunity.” — Governor Gavin Newsom

Among the programs funded: tax relief for small businesses, universal school meals, universal transitional kindergarten and expanded childcare, the largest single-year special education investment in state history, continued free summer school, and healthcare affordability protections. The budget also advances housing reforms to accelerate homebuilding, invests in disaster recovery and wildfire resilience, and strengthens election administration.

The Governor also announced the advancement of the Save for California’s Future Act, a constitutional amendment to strengthen and modernize the state’s Rainy Day Fund. Including additional holding accounts, total reserves exceed $35 billion.

The budget bill, AB 109, was one of 11 budget-related measures signed on June 29. Newsom also signed AB 46, a bipartisan measure giving judges stronger tools to protect public safety while preserving access to mental health treatment, and other legislation on the same day.

Source: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/06/29/signedbudget/

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Hollis Pruett

Hollis Pruett covers weather, storms, and seasonal life around Pleasanton.

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