State budget cuts put San Luis Obispo parents in a bind
25 October 2010
Rudy Cerda is not sure yet what he’s going to do Nov. 1. The single father of three depends on child care funding from CalWORKs, the state’s welfare-to-work program, to pay for after-school programs and day care so he can keep working. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated the child care money from the newly passed state budget, [...]
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Superintendent: ‘The Crisis Is Our New Reality’
15 October 2010
The recently passed state budget is unfortunately all smoke and mirrors. It is business as usual for our state legislators; they continue to have no courage to make the financial cuts needed to face the reality of this ongoing financial crisis. The reality is that there is no financial crisis; the crisis is our new [...]
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COC cuts nearly $4M from budget
15 October 2010
After the state broke its 100-day budget impasse, College of the Canyons adopted its own budget this week that included nearly $4 million in cuts. The Santa Clarita Valley’s only college saved money by cutting courses, slowing hiring and reducing utility costs and other nonessential spending, officials said. “To have a balanced budget in this economy is [...]
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Educators say budget plan could cost them later
07 October 2010
Orange County education leaders on Wednesday said a proposed state budget deal seems shaky and could lead to another round of painful, mid-year budget cuts. “I’m extremely disappointed that we waited 94 days and came up with a budget like this,” said county Superintendent William Habermehl. “It’s very weak and seems to be built on a [...]
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