Brown signs California Dream Act
New law covers private funding; governor signals he may also favor expanding public Cal Grants eligibility.
Gov. Jerry Brown jokingly uses Assemblyman Gil Cedillo's back to… (Christina House, For The Times)
— Los Angeles Times
Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Monday easing access to privately funded financial aid for undocumented college students. He also signaled that he was likely to back a more controversial measure allowing those students to seek state-funded tuition aid in the future.
Cuts to adult day care funding troubling to Valley seniors
Vardush Hovanesyan, 93, at Salida Del Sol Adult Day Health Care Center in North Hollywood, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
San Fernando Valley seniors and health care officials were left with nagging worries on Tuesday following Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to discontinue funding for key health services, saying the ripple effect would have
"On Monday, Brown vetoed a bill to continue funding for adult day health care, a blow to the state's 300 adult day health care centers that provide an array of services, including medical care, counseling and physical therapy to sick and disabled adults. The move follows Brown's decision to nix $169 million from the state budget signed last month."
-- Los Angeles Daily News
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