The budget votes are going down right now, and it seems that everybody is anxious to slash money for the social safety net. I couldn’t be there this evening, but fortunately for us, KQED’s John Myers has been all over this on his twitter feed:
KQED_CapNotes John Myers, KQED
RT @nathanbarankin: Senate passes Prop 10 cut bill ($1 billion) — 36-3.
11 minutes agoKQED_CapNotes John Myers, KQED
Not linked, per staff. / RT @FlashReport: are these “free standing” cuts – or are they tied to a vote to place taxes on the ballot?
12 minutes agoKQED_CapNotes John Myers, KQED
Senate working its pkg of bills..approves Medi-Cal cuts (though “urgency” fix must be re-done), now debates Prop10 tobacco tax $. #cabudget
18 minutes ago
You can watch live coverage online at CalChannel, in case you care to see one rather disheartening spectacle. Jerry Brown has been in the Speaker’s office much of the day trying to wrangle some extra votes for killing off redevelopment. Interesting to see that amongst all of these cuts, the cuts to redevelopment seems to be getting the most pushback.
I guess the folks trying to get back on their feet in CalWorks or those just trying to survive on Medi-Cal just don’t have as good of lobbyists and PR campaigns.