Riverside County's $10.3B budget freezes hiring across general fund departments
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Riverside County released its $10.3 billion FY2026-27 budget on May 29, with a hiring freeze on all General Fund departments and about $66.1M from reserves, Patch reported. About $3.1 billion goes to health and hospital services, including Riverside University Health System and its FQHC clinics.
Hearings are set for June 8, with final adoption June 23.
Key points
- $10.3B FY2026-27 budget freezes hiring across all General-Fund departments; ~$66.1M from reserves.
- $3.1B for health/hospital services covers RUHS and its FQHC-designated clinics.
- Hearings are June 8 and adoption is June 23, as demand shifts toward independent Inland Empire FQHCs.
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- California county safety-net budgets
Southern California and Central Coast
- Safety-net workforce and capacity shifts
Layoffs and hiring freezes
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FQHC Talent. (2026, May 29). Riverside County's $10.3B budget freezes hiring across general fund departments. Source: Patch / Riverside County. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/riverside-county-10-3b-budget-hiring-freeze-june-2026