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An Advocacy Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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The Lutheran Office of Public Policy–California is a justice advocacy ministry of the Pacifica, Southwest California & Sierra Pacific Synods, and the Church in Society Program Unit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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Our State Budget Challenge

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Other budget links:
California Budget Project

Health advocates protest cuts in the 2008-2009 state budget. The fire engine is not a prop. A respected environmental justice advocate fell on the Capitol steps and required emergency medical care.
2008 rally against health care cuts
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Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access, addresses the press about the final state budget agreement in September. In the light suit is Mike Herald, advocate for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.
Sept 2008 Press conference on state budget
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