The governor will be unveiling his constitutionally-required proposal for the 2026-27 state budget later today. Yours truly is otherwise occupied this morning but he will provide some analysis in due course. As blog readers will know, there will later be analysis of the proposal by the Legislative Analyst's Office, hearings at the legislature, and another revised gubernatorial proposal in mid-May. Typically, after the May Revise, the governor and Democratic legislative leaders work out a deal so that a new budget can be in place by July 1.
One question is whether the governor will actually orally present the budget or just send it to the legislature and leave it to his budget director to make the oral presentation. That format would be a break from past practice but is suggested by a news release from the governor's office:
SACRAMENTO — California Director of Finance Joe Stephenshaw will hold a media briefing to provide details of Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 state budget proposal, which will be transmitted to the Legislature on Friday.
WHEN: Friday, January 9 at approximately 10 a.m.
LOCATION: State Capitol Annex Swing Space
LIVESTREAM: The Governor’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@cagovernor
Full release at https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/06/this-week-state-finance-director-to-hold-media-briefing-on-governor-newsoms-2026-27-budget/.
In the past, the governor has presented his budget in a (very) long presentation, then takes questions from reporters, and then turns the affair over to his budget director.
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