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You can actually see the full list of proposed cuts by the Governor here (Note by Brian: I’ve posted that PDF over the flip).  He has engaged in several tricks to actually slow down the dispersal of the cuts, priming himself for the moment when the Legislature must hurry up and approve everything he proposes immediately.  It’s a neat trick.  He released the cuts in stages, with multiple changes, so the relevant committees could not get a full picture.  Finally, the full release comes with a little more than a week to go.  Noreen Evans, for one, is pissed, and Aaron McLear responds with a healthy dose of sexism.

At the budget conference committee Monday, Assembly Budget Committeee Chairwoman Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, vented some of her frustrations at chief deputy finance director Ana Matosantos.

Noting that the governor had made three separate revisions to his May budget, Evans curtly asked Matosantos “Are we done now?”

Evans’ cross-examination of Matosantos garnered an angry reply from the administration. “We will continue to revise our budget numbers as the situation deteriorates,” Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said.

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