Day of reckoning is here, governor says - Steven Harmon, Mercury News

The governor is also making deep cuts in education, including $2.75 billion from higher education and another $173 million from Cal Grants, which could mean that hundreds of thousands of people will be unable to attend college. He has proposed nearly $8.4 billion in cuts to K-12 schools, a 16 percent drop from last year.... Schwarzenegger said he understands the pain people are going to face. "People come to me all the time, pleading, 'Governor, please don't cut my program.' They tell me how the cuts will affect them and their loved ones," he said. "I see the pain in their eyes and hear the fear in their voice.