Imagine being the public information officer that pitched this video idea to the city manager and council! To their credit, they went for it. “Morgan Hill [and other cities with redevelopment agencies - like Sonora] is required to make payments to the state in order to keep the Redevelopment Agency alive.”
I have to admit that if this is the budget Jerry Brown truly wants, I’m impressed with his demonstrated dedication to cutting costs, if not with all of the cuts he’s proposed. I’m not impressed with the tax extensions factored into the budget. The budget as proposed requires both deep cuts and continuing some existing tax rates with increased rates. [...]
Our “new” Governor Jerry Brown started the year off with a big bang by releasing his much-heralded bad news California state budget this morning. Cities and counties are awaiting in depth analyses of what the entire budget will mean to local government, but for sure it’s not good. Count on one thing: this thing’s a long way [...]
Senate Majority Leader Steinberg, your proposal to shift $3-4 billion a year in ongoing programs AND costs to counties as a way to solve the state budget deficit is a whole new way to play the shell game. Do you think we’re stupid? Do you think the public is? [Read about it here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/06/senate-democrats-outline-plan.html] Puhleez! So [...]
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