Updated Budget Advocacy Toolkit for California Budget Meetings

In February, we called on our supporters and advocates to mobilize ahead of upcoming California legislative budget hearings, and remind elected representatives to focus on reducing corrections spending, closing prisons, and investing in the critical social, health, education and environmental programs that are currently at risk. 

It's so important to pass on updated information when it comes to these movements, so please make note of these updated materials to help hold legislative feet to the fire when funding the government with our tax dollars toward policy that reflects our values. The context of the letters are being updated regularly according to what's on budget hearing agendas, so please keep participating!

Today, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety will be discussing increased funding to CDCR. Join us in telling them that we need to fund communities, NOT Corrections! We hope you can please take 1 minute TODAY to send *UPDATED* letters to CA Budget Leaders.

Use the 2025 California Budget Hearings Action Toolkit HERE - please submit & share widely with your networks. Our community has already submitted 3,124 letters, and we challenge everyone to 4,000 today!

Also, calling all budget advocates across sectors to sign up for Budget 2 Save Lives' Budget Advocacy Rolodex (BAR) where we are uniting around shared priorities, sharing talking points, and mobilizing for hearings together. 

Again, the link to share the toolkit far and wide on your socials --->>> bit.ly/budgetaction25