> lack of growth in funding The article also states that the growth of the fund is legally limited to cost of living increases. Since this is a state wide law

> lack of growth in funding The article also states that the growth of the fund is legally limited to cost of living increases. Since this is a state wide law for a state defined budget, the solution is simple: repeal the law (which they did in 2022) and allocate funds to it from a different program, or with a new tax, such as a sales or income tax increase. This is how they do a lot of things. I seem to recall at one point a rep wanted to add a tax to blueberries so they could create a blueberry commission to advertise California blueberries in other states. I think they do this already for other crops like avocados, though I'm not sure if it ever actually became a thing. In any case, all of the legal levers have existed to fix the problem. They simply chose not to.