California faces an unprecedented budget crisis that threatens education, public transportation, and other welfare services. Yet the state forges ahead with an ambitious prison expansion plan. How do the federal stimulus package, the economic crisis, and the legacy of Proposition 13 bear upon the state's challenges? Manuel Criollo talks with Rose Braz from Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB [2]) and Guillermo Mayer, civil rights attorney with Public Advocates [3].