Latest News
Filter news by category:

Read about recent events, essential legislative information and the latest capital outlay news.

Displaying page 1 of 3
1  |  2  |  3

Articles
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
UPDATED 9/15 - CCFC End-of-Session Legislative Update: Student Housing, Local Zoning, and More »
This is a big deadline week for the California State Legislature. Bills must be passed by Friday, September 12, and the Go...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
CCFC Budget Update: Governor Signs Final FY 2025-26 Budget, Funding CCC Capital Outlay Projects »
On Friday, June 27, the Legislature passed “Budget Bill Junior” AB 102 and a selection of trailer bills that encompass the...
Friday, June 13, 2025
CCFC Budget Update: Legislature Takes Action on FY 2025-26 Budget & Capital Outlay Program »
Sunday, June 15 is the constitutional deadline for the California Legislature to pass a balanced budget for FY 2025-26....
Friday, June 6, 2025
CCFC Legislative Update: House of Origin Deadline »
We are now at the mid-point of the first year in the two-year 2025-26 legislative session. Friday, June 6 is the deadlin...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Governor Releases May Revision »
Governor Releases May Revision: Updated 5/15/25 Today, the Governor released his May Revision budget update for FY 20...
Friday, May 9, 2025
Legislature Reviews the Governor’s Prop 2 CCC Capital Outlay Budget Proposal »
We are entering the home stretch for development of the FY 25-26 state budget. The Administration and Legislature are grap...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
CCFC Legislative Update: 2025 Bill Introductions »
  Members of the Legislature introduced over 2,500 new bills for consideration in the 2025 legislative session. Belo...
Friday, January 10, 2025
Governor’s FY 2025-26 Budget Proposal & CCC Capital Outlay »
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Governor Newsom delivered a surprise press conference to preview his FY 2025-26 budget propos...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
CalHFA Issues RFI for Local Agency Multifamily (Workforce) Affordable Housing Program »
On Monday, November 19, the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to help info...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Prop 2 Passed by California Voters »
On the evening of November 6, the Associated Press called the outcome of Proposition 2: with nearly 57% of the vote, Calif...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Prop 2 – Cautious Optimism »
Thank you to all of our CCFC members for your hard work to pass Proposition 2.  As of 3:53 a.m. on November 6, 2024,...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
CCFC End-of-Session Legislative Update »
Monday, September 30 was the final day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature in 2024. While the...
Friday, July 19, 2024
Pass a Board Resolution to Support State School Bond Prop. 2 »
Proposition 2 is a $10 billion state school bond on the November 2024 ballot, which provides $1.5 billion for the communit...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
State School Bond Passed by Legislature & Signed By (Acting) Governor »
Good news! AB 247 was passed by the Legislature and signed by the (acting) Governor this evening, officially placing the s...
Monday, July 1, 2024
Final State School Bond Agreement Announced »
Over the weekend, the Legislature announced they came to an agreement on a state school bond for the November 2024 ballot....
Monday, June 24, 2024
Final FY 2024-25 Budget Agreement Announced & Student Housing Trailer Bill »
Over the weekend, the Legislature announced a deal with the Governor on a final FY 2024-25 budget. Both houses of the Legi...
Monday, June 17, 2024
Legislature Passes a Preliminary Budget Bill; Student Housing Details Still TBD »
On Thursday, June 13, the Legislature passed a budget bill and two accompanying budget trailer bills to meet the constitut...
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Call to Action: Support the State School Bond »
State school bond conversations are heating up, and we need your help! June 27 is the final date to pass and sign a bil...
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Proposed Student Housing Details Under Consideration by Legislature »
As part of the Governor’s May Revision update for the FY 2024-25 budget, the Department of Finance recently released draft...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Governor Releases May Revision and Student Housing Details TBD »
Today, the Governor released his May Revision budget update for FY 2024-25 , which includes $288.1 billion in total spend...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Legislative Update: Hearings Are Underway & CCFC Bill Positions »
We are at the point in the legislative process where the Legislature is reviewing hundreds of bills in their respective po...
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Call to Action: Submit Letters Supporting a State School Bond »
State school bond conversations are heating up, and we need your help . The Legislature and Governor need to hear directl...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
CCFC Responds to MS4 Stormwater Permit Proposal »
Municipal Stormwater Permit Proposes to Designate Community Colleges The State Water Resources Control Board is draftin...
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Governor Releases FY 24-25 Budget Proposal: State School Bond, Student Housing, and More »
Today, Governor Newsom released his FY 2024-25 budget proposal , which includes $291.5 billion in total spending ($208.7...
Friday, December 8, 2023
Budget Deficit Looms & Preparing for 2024 »
On Thursday, December 7, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released a report titled The 2024-25 Budget: California’...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
State School Bond Bill and Affordable Student Housing »
Last Thursday, September 14, was the deadline to pass bills out of the Legislature in 2023. The Legislature adjourned for...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Affordable Student Housing Solution Introduced »
We have good news regarding affordable student housing! The Legislature is poised to adopt 2023-24 budget clean-up provisi...
Monday, August 21, 2023
Student Housing Status and CCFC Advocacy »
Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program The Legislature reconvened last week from its summer recess, and there i...
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Legislature Acts on Final Budget Agreement, Approves Student Housing and Deferred Maintenance Items »
On Monday night, the Governor and legislative leaders issued a joint statement that they had reached a deal on the final b...
Monday, June 26, 2023
Budget Details Emerge: Student Housing and Deferred Maintenance »
As of Monday morning we are still awaiting news of a final FY 2023-24 budget deal between the Legislature and Governor. On...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Legislature Poised to Adopt Preliminary Budget & AB 247 Advances »
AB 247 State School Bond Passed by Senate Education Committee Today the Senate Education Committee unanimously passed A...
Friday, June 2, 2023
AB 247 School Bond Passes Assembly & Status of Budget Negotiations »
This is a busy time of year, as final budget negotiations occur while bills face the June 2 deadline to pass out of their...
Friday, May 19, 2023
AB 247 State School Bond Bill Advances to Assembly Floor & Other Legislative Updates »
Thursday, May 18 was a major day in the Sacramento legislative process. The Senate and Assembly both took up the “suspense...
Friday, May 12, 2023
Governor Releases May Revision Budget Proposal: Modifies Student Housing & Deferred Maintenance »
Today the Governor released his May Revision budget update for FY 2023-24 , which includes $224.1 billion in General Fund...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Legislative Update: State School Bond Advances & Legislature Considers Student Housing »
This is a major deadline week in the Legislature. Bills with a possible fiscal impact must pass out of their policy commit...

Displaying page 1 of 3
1  |  2  |  3