This week, grim economic news out of California.

First, a revised budget proposal that would see cuts to the likes of public education as the state works to fill the $54B deficit caused by coronavirus-shutdowns. To fill that hole, the state is also looking for aid from the federal government.

This, as Governor Gavin Newsom predicted the state’s shutdown-induced unemployment could peak as high as 25%, some 1 in 4 Californians out of work.

As the state looks to reopen, navigating the virus, economic strife, and new guidelines for dining, retail, and others businesses, Elex Michaelson is joined on The Issue Is by an expert on California, the state’s former four-term Governor, Jerry Brown.

------------------

The Issue Is: with Elex Michaelson is California's only statewide political show, broadcast from FOX 11 Studios in Los Angeles. For airtimes and more information, go to TheIssueIsShow.com.