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From KQBD in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on Forum, California faces a $12 billion budget deficit,

and Governor Gavin Newsom wants to close the gap in ways that are surprising some of his most

liberal supporters. There are some adjustments for seniors, for the undock population, that we are

trying to right-size on the basis of the budgetary constraints.

We look at proposed cuts to Medi-Cal and a payroll freeze for state workers,

and hear why most Californians think Newsom's too focused on a future presidential run.

Tell us how you rate the governor's performance.

Forum is next. Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. More than half of Californians think

Governor Gavin Newsom is more focused on winning the presidency than governing the state,

according to a UC Berkeley IGS poll this month.

The results come as Newsom proposes controversial health care cuts to close a projected $12 billion budget deficit

and navigates a hostile Trump administration whose tariff impacts he blames, in part, for the budget shortfall.

California is under assault. The United States of America in many respects is under

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