Fast forward to the 2021-22 legislative session where Low for a second time will lead the affinity group for out state legislators amid a global health pandemic that has wrecked the coffers of cities across the Golden State.
While the state itself is estimated to see a onetime windfall of $26 billion in next year's budget, California is projected to have a $17 billion deficit by the 2024-25 budget cycle.It will likely mean few funding requests for services and programs directed at the state's estimated 1,859,000 LGBTQ residents will be approved.