Santa Maria Times 

When taxes are paid, there’s a certain expectation that those hard-earned dollars will go to help children, the elderly, the disabled — the most vulnerable and helpless in our society. And yet, in an effort to close the state’s estimated $20 billion deficit, one proposal is to take away Andrea Hylton’s lifeline. Hylton is a 64-year-old Santa Maria resident with a multitude of debilitating mental and physical issues. She is also one of approximately 427,000 California residents with disabilities who could lose their state-funded caregiver if the state Legislature agrees with the governor’s recommendation of cutting $1.8 billion from the program, according to a Santa Barbara County report.
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