THE POLITICAL VIKING'S WAR ON WRONG: Rising costs push California cities to fiscal brink

Rising costs push California cities to fiscal brink - latimes.com: "San Bernardino couldn't close a $45.8-million budget shortfall and would be unable make its payroll this summer. Days before Tuesday's City Council vote, the city of 211,00 people had just $150,000 in the bank. The city barely scraped together enough money to cover its June payroll."