San Diego And Other Counties May Raise Taxes. What's Happening?

San Diego's budget has grown by $2.4 billion in five years and the county is now pulling from emergency reserves to cover payroll. That gap is showing up in places most residents weren't expecting.

In this episode, County Supervisor Jim Desmond traces how fiscal decisions get made when the public isn't quite looking, and what the timing of certain tax proposals reveals about a pattern that extends well beyond San Diego.