What 'Sequestration' Means for California, in Real Numbers

Unless Congress acts by March 1, a series of automatic cuts will kick in across the country. In an effort to remind Congressional Republicans - and the rest of us - that the focus of so much political chatter is right around the bend, the White House has released details of how the "sequester" will play out in each state. California will lose roughly $88 million in K-12 funding, approximately $2.5 million to help the state respond to public health threats, $54 million for military bases, and about 64,000 civilian Defense Department employees would be furloughed.