Governing California: 2011 Budget Outlook

John Myers

Jun 15, 2010 at

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Today is the deadline for California’s Legislature to pass a budget for fiscal year 2011. As part of our “Governing California” series, we take a look at the day’s news out of Sacramento, and explore potential reforms for California’s plagued budget process.

More: Governing California: Making Sense of Our State of Disarray – Homepage for KQED’s “Governing California” series

Guests:

Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, a public policy research group based in Sacramento

Mike Feuer, Democratic member of the California State Assembly, and chair of the Assembly's Select Committee on Improving State Government

Mac Taylor, legislative analyst for the state of California

Denise Ducheny, California State senator, 40th District and chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee

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