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<br />approaches, some lawmakers now acknowledge they
<br />might end up passing a gimmick budget that delays a
<br />comprehensive solution to California's fiscal crisis."
<br />The Modesto Bee, 6/9/03, Huge Budget
<br />Whack Readied. "Stanislaus County government
<br />Friday released a draft 2003 -04 budget that delivers
<br />as predicted: millions of dollars in cuts."
<br />The North County Times, 6/7/03, Democrats'
<br />Budget Surpasses Governor's. "As serious
<br />negotiations began this week on the state budget,
<br />Democrats in the Legislature dropped a pair of
<br />proposals on the table that would increase Gov. Gray
<br />Davis' revised spending plan by $2 billion."
<br />The North County Times, 6/8/03, Chances
<br />Improve for On -Time Budget. "Don't go to Las
<br />Vegas and bet on it, but odds are better Sacramento
<br />will pass a budget on time this year because lawmak-
<br />ers are pushing harder than usual to meet deadlines.
<br />Of course, lawmakers don't have much choice. The
<br />state is about to run out of cash."
<br />Riverside Press Enterprise, 6/8/03, Parks
<br />Face Deep Cuts, Fee Hikes. "Faced with a $50
<br />million budget that leaves little wiggle room and the
<br />threatened loss of some state funds, city officials are
<br />planning deep cuts to a parks and recreation pro-
<br />gram that cannot pay for itself."
<br />The Mercury News, 6/8103, Alameda County
<br />Weighing Job Cuts. "The proposed 2003 -04
<br />Alameda County budget calls for eliminating 337 jobs
<br />as part of an effort to close a mammoth $112.6 million
<br />funding gap, the worst shortfall the county has faced
<br />in a decade."
<br />The San Jose Mercury News, 619/03, County
<br />Preparing to Cut Programs. "San Mateo County
<br />would shut its two minimum - security inmate camps,
<br />close some picnic areas, dismantle a street -crime unit
<br />in East Palo Alto, clean park bathrooms less often and
<br />tap some of its reserves to help close an $80 million
<br />budget deficit."
<br />The Los Angeles Times, 6/8/03, Cuts Imperil
<br />Child- Support Checks. "Layoffs loom at county
<br />agencies as the state copes with budget gap. With
<br />fewer caseworkers, Southland collections could go
<br />from bad to worse."
<br />The Fresno Bee, 619/03, Fresno County
<br />Faces Hundreds of Job Cuts. "For the second
<br />year in a row, Fresno County officials face cutting
<br />hundreds of jobs, including dozens of probation
<br />officers, who check on felons, and social workers, who
<br />protect abused and neglected children."
<br />The Monterey County Herald, 6/9103, 60
<br />Could Get Pink Slips at Natividad — County
<br />hospital: Salinas facility facing `life- support
<br />budget.' "More than 60 employees at Natividad
<br />Medical Center could lose their jobs during the
<br />coming weeks if the Monterey County Board of
<br />Supervisors approves a new spending plan that
<br />slashes about $8 million from the hospital budget
<br />during the coming year."
<br />The Contra Costa Times, 6110/03, Sheriff
<br />Details Cuts Under Budget. "Five unincorporated
<br />Contra Costa neighborhoods will lose sheriffs depu-
<br />ties and many students will do without school re-
<br />source and drug education officers under budget -
<br />cutting proposals outlined Monday by Sheriff Warren
<br />Rupf."
<br />The Orange County Register, 6/10/03, Health
<br />Cuts Up for Debate. "The County Board of Supervi-
<br />sors is expected to vote on a proposal to cut $29.6
<br />million from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
<br />These cuts are about the same, in percentage, as the
<br />agency faced during the height of the bankruptcy,
<br />county officials said"
<br />San Diego Union Tribune, 6/11103, San Diego
<br />Budget Would Hit Police, Firefighters, Civilian
<br />Workers, Equipment Face Cut. "Budget propos-
<br />als that would have some San Diego police officers
<br />assume the duties of civilian workers and would leave
<br />the Fire Department short on supplies were tenta-
<br />tively approved by the City Council Monday."
<br />The Contra Costa Times, 6/11/03, Cuts Ex-
<br />pected Under County Budget Plans. "Frail and
<br />needy seniors, welfare recipients and children at risk
<br />of abuse all face cuts in services under budget
<br />proposals detailed Tuesday by Contra Costa County
<br />officials."
<br />The Monterey County Register, 6/11103, Law
<br />Enforcement Feels Budget Pinch. "The Monterey
<br />County budget crunch is putting the squeeze on
<br />police departments and Juvenile Hall workers."
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