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Dan Walters: Voters could help solve the tax battle

Five years ago, a newly inaugurated Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger beseeched California voters to pass a $15 billion bond issue to refinance the state's burgeoning budget deficit and "cut up the credit cards" with another measure that prohibited any budget that spends more than its revenues.

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Viewpoint: Mitchell Park decision is inept

On Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo City Council voted to spend money it doesn�t have on a project the city doesn�t need. Mayor Dave Romero and council members Andrew Carter and John Ashbaugh voted to award a $150,000 contract to pave a section of Mitchell Park. Shortly after the passage of Measure Y, the city had discretionary money to improve services. That money is gone. The city now has a major budget deficit. To pay for the paving of the park, the city will have to reduce existing services, including infrastructure and safety programs. Additional neighborhood police officers that were part of the original tax initiative plan have already been cut.

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