SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Community health clinics here and in surrounding areas are joining together to express their opposition to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed state budget cuts for the 2025-26 fiscal year, cuts that could lead to significant staff reductions and possible closures of some facilities.

Local health officials and legislators, concerned over the alarming impact the cuts could have are mounting a proactive response before the state Legislature’s June 15 deadline to approve Newsom’s next budget.

“These kinds of cuts will deal with the most vulnerable in our society,” U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters told The Wave. “My strategy is to do everything I can to make sure these cuts don’t happen. I’m very worried about this.”

Reducing revenue for state-funded health operators and Medi

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