The search continues...and turns into a panic

In my last post, I shared my thoughts on dance, the CP requirement, and why I would want to make Belmont Parks and recreation my CP.

Since that last blog post, I've spoken once with my CP-to be, (hee hee that rhymes) with no real affirmation on being able to begin a position in February. So, I'm a bit stressed out about this... not because I'm not working with Parks and Rec, but because I lack time.

I absolutely do not have time to go off campus during the week. I could make time...but I'd be skipping class, work, and huge responsibilities and commitments I've made that I really can't break. This leaves time on the weekend. Ok, fine.

I'm just wondering what local state run agency runs on weekends and could use help.

So. Since I've heard back from Parks and Recreation, I've looked into volunteerships with Rape Trauma Services of San Mateo, Belmont Fire Department, and the Belmont Police Department. RTS would be my first choice, but the position requires 70 hours of training which just is not at all feasible. Even if I did go through the training at 6 hours per week, I would not even get the chance to do the actual internship before the semester's end.

So, we have to start our CP positions next week. My question is this: What state run agency in Belmont runs on Saturday mornings..? Or even Sunday mornings if push comes to shove.

Study Questions:

1.) Per last week's Washington Post, people are starting to take heed to the reality of a $14 trillion debt. With a new Congress, and if the debt ceiling is raised, what would the effect on large state economics such as California? We have a large number of immigrants, primary-12 education system, a budget crisis, and a 12.4% unemployment rate.

(To name a few)

Clearly, the outcome can't be good. But what will happen to Mexican-Americans since the DREAM act wasn't passed?

How will this affect the already late budget?

2.) Without questioning the usefulness of the state government to function as a more accessible centralized government, in what ways do state governments impede on the federal government's ability to perform certain functions? How/why/why don't state and local governments affect our political culture? And as vast as the United States is, and as significantly smaller as state governments are, why aren't they a venue for bringing to the forefront ideologies other than American left and right?

3.) I do not this is something I don't understand, but I'd like to talk about economic relations between states and between states and the federal government during the Great Recession.