Like so many political debates, the standoff in the nation's capital
over federal spending has been somewhat of an abstraction for months on
end. That could change, though, starting next week. With just about everyone now agreeing that the March 1 deadline for
avoiding automatic spending cuts -- sequestration -- will be missed, the
real question seems to be how long before those cuts are felt and
where will they hit hardest. In the Sacramento region, the impacts could be numerous: less money
for community policing programs that rely on federal cash, $42 million
less in research funding at UC Davis (and as much as $335 million less
for the entire University of California system), and a share of the
national cuts to low-income schools and programs like Head Start...
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