A spokesman for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said layoff notices would be sent to about 20000 workers starting Tuesday, after legislators failed to pass a $40b budget.

• 美国加州州长施瓦辛格的发言人称，由于加州参议院未能通过400亿美元的预算案，从17日起开始裁减2万名政府工作人员。