Uncertainty In D.C. Could Wreak Havoc On Local Budgets
Santa Clara county's budget on shaky grounds because of the federal-level back-and-forth over repeal and replace.
The Mercury News:
Trump Era Offers Only Uncertainties For Santa Clara County Budget
It’s been a five-year financial boom for Santa Clara County government, which bounced back from the fiscal slash-and-burn of the Recession and is now poised to consider a $6.5 billion budget. But officials say it comes with an asterisk, and that’s tied to what they call a big question mark in Washington D.C. (Kurhi, 5/9)
In other news —
Ventura County Star:
$3M In Ventura County Mental Health Cuts Proposed
Several programs aiding troubled youths and seriously mentally ill adults will be eliminated or reduced July 1 under a proposal from county officials. Ventura County Behavioral Health Director Elaine Crandall says she needs to cut $3 million because reserves are running low from a voter-approved income tax on millionaires amid new demands for funding housing, crisis care and services to foster youths. (Wilson, 5/9)