SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), Chair of the Assembly Budget Sub 1 Committee on Health, announced nearly $32 million in funding secured for programs and projects across the Central Coast in California's final budget deal for the 2026-2027 legislative session
"From investments in public safety and wildfire prevention to prioritizing healthcare and amplifying survivor voices, we are delivering real results that put the people of the Central Coast first," said Addis. "I am proud to deliver these budget wins for programs and organizations that keep our region strong."
The funding will help support organizations and local programs serving residents from Santa Cruz County to San Luis Obispo County, increasing resources for both immediate and long-term needs.
Funding secured during this legislative cycle includes:
- $2 million for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Monterey, to support immigrant services.
- $1 million for Planned Parenthood Central Coast
- $3 million for food banks and home delivery services, including Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz
- $1.3 million for the City of Morro Bay's Police emergency communications system
- $250,000 for Santa Cruz Metro
- $618,000 for Bixby Bridge traffic enforcement
- $12 million for Diablo Canyon land acquisition and conservation
Additional statewide investments include the following to expand healthcare access, protect foster youth, and prevent future wildfires.
- $15 million in programmatic prevention of child sexual assault
- $15 million for promotores health programs
- $60 million for the California Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program
- $35 million for Forrest Health
- $25 million for wildfire mitigation through the Office of Emergency Services
Dawn Addis was elected to the California State Assembly in 2022 to represent the coastal 30th Assembly District, which includes San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties. She is the Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health.
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