With Governor Newsom's signature on the state budget in June 2019, California is finally on the path to joining the majority of other states in the country who have robust data systems. Having this administration provide funding to begin to build and maintain a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) is an important win. Advocates have been demanding data for the people in the Golden State for years, recognizing that actionable, accessible data can help to create more just institutions. The table presented in this report shares updates about how the state's new Cradle to Career Data System addresses each of the five equity principles shared in May 2019 (see ED598107) and what still needs to happen to ensure the data system is developed with those principles as a foundation.