Faced by a so-called “triple whammy” due to investment losses, the decline of real estate values and state budget cuts, the County of San Diego expects to cut 771 jobs and reduce its budget by $400 million dollars.

How will these cuts affect one of the County’s most vital services, the Office of the Public Defender, charged with providing a competent, independent attorney for clients in state court who cannot afford their own?  Host Pam Hardy talks about the work of the Public Defender’s Office and how that work is affected by state and county budget cuts with California Western graduate and adjunct professor Gary Gibson, a Deputy Public Defender in San Diego.