Daily Journal
By Corey Browning
The California Legislature passed this year’s $300 billion state spending plan Wednesday evening, with San Mateo County’s representatives securing several important earmarks to bring a slice of the pie to the Peninsula.
“This funding will help improve the lives of Peninsula residents,” said state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, who helped secure more than $12 million for local environmental programs, infrastructure needs and job training initiatives in his district.
The governor is expected to sign the budget bill — the largest in state’s history — in coming days.
Becker’s earmarks include $4.5 million to subsidize home electrification in Menlo Park as the city looks to tapper off natural gas use and another $4.4 million to help convert two parking lots in Redwood City to parks, plus $2 million to replace the Newell Road bridge over San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, according to his office.