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Water Management/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $58 million for the federal government's share of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program designed to improve California's water supply and the ecological health of the Delta region. Assistance for California's Budget Deficit Of particular Importance to California, the President's budget includes $25 billion to provide assistance to all 50 states. The Governor's January budget proposal includes an assumption that the federal government would contribute approximately $6.9 billion to help California address Its budget deficit. The President's plan gives California $1.5 billion in supplemental funds. The breakdown of this funding is as follows: $1.4 billion in additional Medicaid funds. These funds represent an Increase in the amount the federal government reimburses the state for health care for low-income individuals. $90 million to help the state pay the costs of incarcerating illegal Immigrants. The jobs package passed by the House of Representatives in December contained approximately $23 billion in funding for state Medicaid funding and $23 billion in support for education employment. Califomia would likely receive a portion of these funds. However, until the jobs package is approved, the Governor and the Legislature will have to identify an additional $5.4 billion in budget solutions. Next Step The President's proposal signifies the beginning of the 2011 budget process. Over the next nine months, the President and the Congress will negotiate a final budget agreement. The expenditures proposed by the President now will likely change with final adoption necessary before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1. The League will continue to update cities during this process. More information can be found in the President's budget proposal online at www.whitehouse.aov/omb/budaetlOverview/. 'Slgnature Saturdays' Continued from Page 1... Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Vital Services, the coalition behind the effort, is working to gather more than 1.1 million signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2010 statewide ballot. If it passes, the measure will close loopholes to prevent the state from borrowing, raiding or otherwise redirecting local government, transportation or public transit funds. Participating cities in the Jan. 30 event included: Brisbane; Burlingame; Campbell; Daly City; Foster City: Los Gatos; Menlo Park; Morgan Hill; Mountain View; Pacifica; Redwood City; San Jose; South San Francisco; and Sunnyvale. 8A Page 3 3