North County Times: Needy, poor, jobless to feel budget cuts

More than 337,000 recession-battered people applied for San Diego County social services in the past year, often overwhelming workers at a dozen beleaguered Family Resource Centers.

With county supervisors poised to adopt a budget for the next 12 months that will see about 320 job cuts in Health and Human Services, the man overseeing the agency says things aren't going to get any better for at least a couple of years. Read more...