What do you want to ask California lawmakers?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with state representatives. California is facing a $26 billion budget shortfall and last week Gov. Brown announced an end to budget negotiations with Republicans. So where are they heading? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to tell your representatives in Sacramento? What should their priorities be? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Senator Loni Hancock represents the 9th Senate District. It includes Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Livermore, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, and San Pablo. She chairs key policy and budget committees on public safety.

Nancy Skinner represents the Bay Area's 14th Assembly District. It includes Albany, Berkeley, Canyon, East Richmond Heights, El Cerrito, El Sobrante (part), Emeryville, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakland (part), Orinda, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, Rollingwood, San Pablo, and Waldon (part).

Jerry Hill Represents the 19th Assembly District. It includes Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Pacifica, San Bruno, San Mateo, and South San Francisco and parts of unincorporated San Mateo County.

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How would Governor Jerry Brown's budget change California?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the proposed California budget. The proposal includes $12.7 billion cuts in education and social services as well as an extension of current tax rates. Who'll be hit hardest--and who does it let off the hook? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. With the state facing a $26.6 billion budget gap, how should the state balance its budget? What do you welcome about the governor's plan? And what worries you? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Jim Lindburg, California Budget analysts with the Friends Committee on Legislation.

Chase Davis, an investigative reporter focusing on money and politics for California Watch

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What should Governor-elect Brown do to solve the budget crisis?

What should Governor-elect Jerry Brown do to solve California's budget crisis? On the next Your Call, on the day of his inauguration, we'll discuss what steps he can take to tackle the state's $28 billion budget deficit. What are your priorities for the state? Join us live at our new time, 10 a.m., or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What changes and solutions would you like to see? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mark Paul, a visiting scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How It Can Be Fixed

Peter Schrag, writes weekly columns for California Progress Report and is the author of Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future and California: America's High Stakes Experiment

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