Lifeline for senior programs

With the state budget in perpetual limbo, Los Angeles city officials on Tuesday said they would provide a $5million bridge loan to the Department of Aging to run a meals program for 6,700 seniors. Daily News,

The council voted 10-0 to find the funds from different programs to make sure the meals and jobs training programs continue.

"This is a pressing issue," Laura Trejo, director of the city Department of Aging, told the council. "We are one of three states that are prohibited from getting the money authorized under the Older Americans Act until the state adopts its budget."