California Budget Crisis Prompts City Council Note
We the citizens of California report a severe state budget shortfall, with estimates from 26.1 to 34.6 billion dollars and a potential 45 percent general fund reduction. The dot com bubble burst cut capital gains taxes while program costs and labor expenses remain. Shafter city leadership plans to discuss impacts next week and offers a contact at city hall for more information.
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Funding VA healthcare by mandatory funding helps veterans
The speaker argues for guaranteed VA funding on a mandatory basis and for Medicare to cover veterans' VA treatment as it does in private facilities, ensuring access without placing extra financial burden on those who sacrificed for freedom.
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Social Security
Mourning the Columbia Crash: Respect, Not Exploitation
A columnist questions the media frenzy and political posturing after the Columbia disaster. He argues families deserve dignified sorrow, survivors support, and timely investigative follow up rather than weeks of sensational coverage. He compares lingering mourning to other tragedies and urges moving on with proper respect.
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Camp Pendleton
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Hollywood
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Shafter Police Dog Dak
Speakers Officer Chad Everett Sean Yanez and Tony Bairos discussed Dak the Shafter Police Department dog trained to locate marijuana and missing persons. Everett, with the department nine years on the force, notes Dak’s six to eight year usable life and $10000 to train.
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Inglewood
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Bakersfield
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