The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort that could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.

Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. Sources said the administration is specifically considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems.

Singling out one state for massive cuts would be an unusual move, but Donald Trump has long made Democratic-led California a target.

    • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
      25·
      7 hours ago

      I’m going to be fucking shook if Gavin actually does it. So far, the only people I’ve seen him meaningfully stand up to are bay area NIMBYs and homeless people.

      • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        50 minutes ago

        I don’t see how he could since individuals pay income tax directly to the federal government during tax season. It would take all of them working in unison to do it. Unless there’s some other tax payment directly from CA state that I don’t know about.

      • Tilgare@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 hours ago

        I have NO clue what the legal ramifications are here. If it’s not, that would seem like a next step.

        • seemefeelme@infosec.pub
          3·
          5 hours ago

          Please do, California. I want to visit again and I’m not looking to get sent to El Salvador on arrival lol