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Brown Signs Budget Cuts, Faces Resistance on Tax Measure
Governor Brown signed $14 billion in budget reductions today, but the second half of his plan to close the budget gap is in trouble, not just in Sacramento, but with the voters.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenGovernor Brown signed $14 billion in budget reductions today, but the second half of his plan to close the budget gap is in trouble, not just in Sacramento, but with the voters. What's next on the cutting board? Did Costa Mesa move too fast when it laid off almost half its workers, prompting one to jump off the roof of City Hall? Also, what was President Obama doing in El Salvador, Central America's tiniest Country? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, America's "nuclear renaissance" and Fukushima.
Banner image: Governor Jerry Brown stands next to a chart that shows dollar amounts in the millions that were cut from California's budget following a bill signing on March 24, 2011 in Sacramento. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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4 storiesCrisis PR in Costa Mesa
Last month, the Costa Mesa City Council sent pink slips to almost half its 450 municipal employees, prompting a four-year maintenance worker to jump to his death from the roof of City Hall. The entire fire department might be outsourced.
Read the story8 minBrown Signs Budgets Cuts, Faces Resistance on Tax Measure
Jerry Brown today signed $14 billion in budget cuts , including $5.8 billion in social services and support for the developmentally disabled and the mentally ill. But, he says, that's not the end of the story. The Governor reminded voters that the state still faces making many more drastic cuts if additional revenue is not found.
Read the story12 minCalifornia's El Salvador Connection
Yesterday, President Obama stopped off in El Salvador , a country now caught up in the Mexican drug trade, but news coverage was overwhelmed by the attack on Libya. While he was there he visited the grave of Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Read the story6 minThe 'Nuclear Renaissance' and Fukushima
As the danger of radiation exposure grows in Japan, President Obama has called for a safety review of existing nuclear plants. But he still plans new ones as part of America's "green energy" future.
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