Alameda County Adopts a $6.7B Budget With an $85.3M Community Health Center Line — and Backstops Alameda Health System With $19.3M, Preventing 92 Layoffs

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a $6.7 billion FY2026-27 budget on June 25, closing a ~$91M gap without layoffs or major service cuts. The line that matters most to East Bay health centers: $85.3 million for community health centers serving low-income residents — the most FQHC-specific county allocation in the Bay Area this budget cycle.

The county also put $19.3 million into stabilizing Alameda Health System, preventing 92 layoffs and extending a behavioral health program through October 31 pending a system audit; that materially changes the AHS picture, which had been heading toward an August 2026 cash runout and a June 30 contract expiration. Other items: $1.2B in community-based-organization contracts, $288M in Measure W homelessness funding, $17M food security, $4.6M deportation defense.

For LifeLong Medical Care, La Clínica de la Raza, Asian Health Services and Native American Health Center, this is a rare local counterweight to the federal and state cuts — and it shows counties still have room to choose the safety net when they want to.