California Executive Warns Of Looming School Budget "Cliff."

In a Los Angeles Times (10/11, Lopez) column, Steve Lopez writes that Vernon, California, food processing executive Larry Vanden Bos "has studied two November ballot propositions that will cost him money if they pass," and plans to vote yes on both nonetheless. "One is Prop. 30, Gov. Jerry Brown's tax-increase proposal, which would raise about $6 billion, mostly for K-12 public schools, colleges and universities. The other is Prop. 38, civil rights attorney Molly Munger's tax-increase proposal to raise about $10 billion, mostly for K-12 schools." Lopez continues to describe Vanden Bos' experiences with school budget cuts as a local school board member, and quotes him saying that if the ballot initiatives fail, "We're talking about going off the cliff, not just in our district, but every district in California."