Budget Choices

Pretend you're a city/county/state official and have control over the budget. You can spare 10 on this list from budget cuts. Which do you choose?

High school counselors	College tuition assistance
Public hospitals and clinics	Public transit
Prison sentences	Schools and class sizes
Animal shelters	Garbage pickup
Maintenance of city parks	Street repairs
Public arts funding	Police gang units
Code enforcement	Free public parking in downtown areas
Street sweeping	Residential-sidewalk repair
Summer reading programs	Fraud investigations
Local school districts	Library hours
Traffic enforcement	Standardized testing in schools
Senior center programs	Water testing at beaches
Benefits for public employees	Department of Motor Vehicles
Health inspections for restaurants	Housing subsidy programs
Enrollment at CSU and UC campuses	Welfare aid to families with children
Unemployment benefits	Afterschool programs
Lifeguards	East county jail
Child abuse investigators	School music and art programs
211 social services help line	Please enter your zip code: See results without voting.