Brown’s Budget Revision Leaves CDFA, Drought Funding Intact

In his annual May budget revision, Gov. Jerry Brown kept the Department of Food and Agriculture’s nearly $80.7 million general-fund allocation intact even though overall revenue has fallen short of expectations.

In addition, the governor still proposes a $2 million boost for the CDFA’s medical marijuana program. just over $1 million to regulate alternative transportation fuels and $436,000 for fairs and expositions, department spokesman Steve Lyle said.