All cities in San Mateo County have joined the county in a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the state is nearly $38 million short in funding owed to the county and its cities.

“The county brings this lawsuit to compel the State of California to make good on its financial obligations to local government,” reads the complaint. “The Legislature has shorted the county and the cities within it $37,750,993 in funding promised and due under law.”

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.