• Legislature Returns Today
• Important Deadline Approaches For Final Action On Bills For 2008 Session
By Marty D. Omoto
Director/Organizer
California Disability Community Action Network
With California now 34 days without a budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the four State Senate and Assembly leaders met early Sunday evening (August 3), though by the meeting's end, no budget deal was near. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass (Democrat - Los Angeles) said talks would continue through the week but insisted that the $15 billion budget deficit could not be closed by cuts alone.
The Governor met with Assembly Speaker Bass, Senate President Pro Tem Don Pera[...]