Friday, March 21, 2008

S.B. County faces funding loss of $30 million/ Sarah Montes

If budget cuts proposed in Sacramento trickle down San Bernardino County will be facing losses of about $30 million in funding. The estimated cuts include a $19.1 million cut in Medi-Cal, children's services, adult protective services and in-home supportive services locally. Also, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton could see a $3.3 million cut. The county is projected to lose about $13 million in state sales tax money that would help fund public safety services and law enforcement.

Things are not looking good in San Bernardino County aside from budget cuts and diminishing state sales tax, housing sales were down 50 percent in 2007, compared to the previous three years

Board of Supervisors Chairman Paul Biane said layoffs will be avoided.

Link: http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bsupes19.441796f.html

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