For only the third time in a quarter century, California got an on-time budget this year. The $86 billion spending plan slashes deeply into every corner of state service, including public safety and public education, all part of bridging a budget gap pegged in January at more than $20 billion.
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...Budget cuts in the Sacramento City Fire Department are now being felt on the fire lines. On Wednesday, firefighters battled a tractor-trailer fire in South Sacramento with half its hazmat companies gone.
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Treasurer Bill Lockyer. CPF sits down with California's treasurer to talk about the state budget crisis, the governor's proposal and redevelopment reform.
Twenty-four heroes of the Los Angeles City Fire Department were given special awards and commendations Thursday for their actions above and beyond the call of duty.