California Lawmakers Secretly Spend $1.3 Billion | Los Angeles News

California lawmakers secretly funneled $1.3 billion into their districts with minimal public oversight, sparking outrage over fairness and transparency. Behind closed doors, legislators secured earmarks—special funding projects—often favoring urban areas and powerful Democrats while rural Republican counties got left out. Despite state budget woes, the money flowed to nonprofits and local governments for arts, housing, and infrastructure. Critics call it a backroom game where influence trumps need, yet lawmakers defend it as essential for targeting overlooked community needs. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://laist.com/brief/news/politics/how-a-gym-a-farmers-market-and-mma-fighters-landed-millions-in-newsoms-last-budget More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bfe483e3587a9c87 Report issues to [email protected]. Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews