Governor Jerry Brown asserts his strategy towards balancing the California budget deficit.

State Assemblywoman Julia Brownley along with Lenny Goldberg  panel a forum reviewing the budget crisis in California.

Republicans and Democrats bickering over billions is merely an elaborate dance, choreographed to distract people from the trillions we're really dealing with.

"Everyone deserves an education," said Holmes. "What they're trying to do is dumb down the youth."

On January 10, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a budget cut of $12.5 billion from state spending due to the $26.6 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget will cut $400 million, a 6.8 percent reduction in funding, from California community colleges.