Shawn Nelson

Orange County Board of Supervisors

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Supervisor from Orange County's 4th District, which runs from Brea to Anaheim

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Education in California is likely to be hit hard if revenues don't measure up to the optimistic projections made in Sacramento when this year's budget was passed.

Yet Another School System in Big Trouble

Education in California is likely to be hit hard if revenues don't measure up to the optimistic projections made in Sacramento when this year's budget was passed.

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