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Despite budget pressure, California commits to $80M a year for synagogue, nonprofit security 

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California has committed to $80 million in annual funding to protect vulnerable sites, including Jewish congregations, schools and community centers, from extremist violence, ending the yearly budget fights over the […]

Jewish California CEO David Bocarsly speaks at the second day of the group's annual legislative summit in Sacramento, May 12, 2026. (Courtesy Jewish California)
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(From left) Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), Ella Schweizer, Debbie Michels and Jewish Silicon Valley CEO Daniel Klein meet during the Jewish California Legislative Summit in Sacramento, May 12, 2026. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
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A record 700 volunteers lobby all 120 California lawmakers on Jewish priorities

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