#funding-challenges

#funding-challenges

The balanced budget adopted by Berkeley Council plugged a $21 million hole using temporary measures, while a $20 million structural deficit looms for future decisions.

Of the 20 members in his group, he will soon run out of money to pay the salaries for four. As of June, he estimated that his team has enough to keep going for about six months in its current form if it draws money from other funding sources.

"You go into science because you want to make a difference, and when you get a grant, it means you can do something to try to help people."

It's not clear yet what is solved by moving our event to another park. Christmas in the Park has an immediate need to make up our $250,000 deficit, and that has our attention.

The cancellation of NEH grants by the Trump administration led to significant challenges for organizations like California Humanities, which relies on such funding to support arts and education.

"It's so bad right now - funding, distribution, it's all crashed and burned," Cooper says about the documentary landscape, "after a very hot moment when documentaries were it for a while."

"If we do nothing, we will see catastrophic service cuts," Wiener told the Chronicle before a press conference introducing the measure.

On March 14, 2025, the Trump administration's executive order targeted seven federal agencies for dissolution, including the crucial Institute of Museum and Library Services.

"The park service employees stayed seated. The detour was cutting into their work hours."

The Equality Amendment to the NYS Constitution, which I proudly sponsored, protects from discrimination people with disabilities, marking a significant step in supporting this population.

Lilium's inability to secure sufficient funding, including a critical 50 million Euro loan, has led the air taxi manufacturer to file for insolvency, halting operations.