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Fri, Nov 16, 2007 -- 9:00 AM
California State Budget Crisis/Barry Bonds Indictment
According to the latest report from the state's budget analyst, Elizabeth Hill, California will face a 10 billion dollar shortfall by July, 2008. Forum examines the current crisis and the legislative debate on tax increases vs. spending cuts. At 9:30, the show discusses federal prosecutors' indictment of former Giant's baseball star Barry Bonds on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with steroid use.
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Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
- Christopher Thornberg, principal at Beacon Economics
- Dan Walters, political columnist for the Sacramento Bee
- Elizabeth Hill, legislative analyst at California's Legislative Analysts Office, a non-partisan fiscal and policy advising office
- Lance Williams, staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle.
- Ray Ratto, columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle and ESPN contributor
- Ron Thomas, director of the journalism and sports program at Morehouse University and former sports writer for the San Francisco Chronicle