Head to Head: What should the Legislature cut, and what should it try to keep? —
Gov. Jerry Brown says the state’s budget deficit has risen to $15.7 billion. Last month, he called on legislators to “man up” and make significant cuts, while continuing to make his case for a tax-increase initiative on November’s ballot. What should the Legislature cut, and what should it try to keep? Head to Head in Sacramento Bee
California courts fear the pinch from proposed budget cuts —
After four consecutive years of state funding reductions totaling $653 million, courts up and down the state have shuttered civil courtrooms that hear disputes over child custody, mortgages and layoffs. Repairs of aging, unsafe courthouses have been postponed. Clerks’ offices where people file legal papers are closing early. Services for those who can’t afford lawyers, like self-help kiosks for family law, have been reduced. San Francisco Chronicle article
George Skelton: A little Brown wizardry needed to fix budget —
The governor’s policies have been mostly solid, but he hasn’t exercised his full political muscle to get state finances in order. Skelton column in LA Times
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