Editorials & Opinion
State must restore funds for public hospitals
San Jose Mercury News - 05-30-2008 - My family's personal story unfolded at the same time our state's budget deficit story was unfolding. While I was watching a premier public hospital provide superb treatment to our loved ones, I also watched our governor propose a budget that would slash funds to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and to the 20 other public hospitals and health systems throughout the state.
Editorial: GOP should trade tax hike for budget reforms
Sacramento Bee - 03-04-2008 - Would they slash state payments ($13.6 billion) to Medi-Cal providers? Or some of the $10 billion that goes to the corrections department?
Editorial: Schwarzenegger's health care cuts cruel and short-sighted
San Jose Mercury News - 02-28-2008 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been whining to President Bush about federal proposals to cut Medicare, which will shift millions of dollars in costs to California taxpayers. But don't expect the president to take him seriously.
Opinion: Message to the politicians: Get real on the budget
By Peter Schrag
Sacramento Bee - 02-27-2008 - You don't have to read between the lines of Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill's "Alternate Budget" to understand its basic message: The governor couldn't have been serious in his own budget proposals.
Editorial: Lawmakers lost in mist
Santa Maria Times - 02-25-2008 - The mist hovers over the heads and obscures the vision of California lawmakers, too many of whom can't see beyond their own political ambitions, to recognize that this state is sinking into a budget hole, without a rescue rope.
Opinion: Governor’s Budget Proposal Hurts Clinics
By Central Valley Health Network CEO, David Quackenbush
Tracy Press - 01-21-2008 - As the massive budget deficit casts an ominous shadow over the state, Californians brace themselves for tough times as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes budget cuts to Medi-Cal.
Editorial: Schwarzenegger misplaying hand on health care
San Jose Mercury News - 01-20-2008 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger needs a new script on health care. The current approach isn't going to leave Californians living happily - or healthily - ever after.
Editorial: Schwarzenegger's budget is unacceptable
San Jose Mercury News - 01-11-2008 - Slashing $4 billion in education funding will create havoc in California's K-12 schools and community colleges.