County Money Woes Could Spell Labor Doom

The County of Santa Clara's Fiscal Year 2014 budget needs some serious tweaking and the County Board of Supervisors is set to address the problem with a series of hearings next week.

Here's the need-to-know information:

• The recommended budget for the year is $4.6 billion including services, operations, capital improvements and reserves.

• The recommended general fund budget is $2.4 billion.

• There is a $67 million shortfall that the county must address.

•  The County Executive has proposed making up that money with "$28.7 million in departmental solutions," taking $20 million from the Measure A sales tax increase and $21.7 million in labor concessions.

• The county is also expecting $24 million in property tax growth.

• Medi-Cal expansion is putting at least $33 million at risk.