By Kenny Goldberg
Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget calls for new cuts to California’s safety net. The plan cuts health-care programs for the elderly and the poor.
The governor’s proposal takes a $1.2 billion bite out of Medi-Cal. It calls for mandatory reductions in paid hours for people who care for the elderly and disabled in patients’ own homes. It also cuts nearly $880 million from CalWORKS, California’s welfare-to-work program.
Critics say this “cuts only” budget hurts those who can least afford it. California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley says the governor felt he had no other options.