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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Voters Put Essential Services on the Chopping Block

    In the aftermath of last week's election , education is on the chopping block, non-violent prisoners will be getting out early and California may be the only state in a first-world country with no subsistence benefits for children.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In the aftermath of last week's election, education is on the chopping block, non-violent prisoners will be getting out early and California may be the only state in a first-world country with no subsistence benefits for children. Governor Schwarzenegger and other elected officials say they're responding to "the voice of the people." But is the people's "voice" really so clear?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Michael Hiltzik

      business columnist for the LA Times

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      Mark Pisano

      former Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments

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      Barbara O'Connor

      Cal State Sacramento's Institute for the Study of Politics and Media

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