On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we're discussing California’s $54 billion budget deficit. Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed billions in cuts to a wide array of social services if the state doesn’t receive a federal bailout.
Later in the show, we'll discuss plans by dockworkers to shut down West Coast ports in memory of George Floyd and the power of police unions. According to The New York Times, a single New York City police union has spent more than $1 million on state and local races since 2014.
Guests:
Laurel Rosenhall, reporter covering California politics for CalMatters
Daniel Boguslaw, writer and researcher
Noam Scheiber, reporter covering labor and workplace issues for The New York Times
Web Resources:
CALmatters: California’s no-bid contracts for pandemic supplies reveal collapsed deals, untested vendors
CALmatters: Assembly to Newsom: Don’t count on feds to rescue California from deep budget cuts
The Nation: Dockworkers to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Memory of George Floyd
The New York Times: How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts
