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Meet the Innovators: Peter Koht

September 21, 2009 - 2:38pm

Peter Koht
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There are tough economic times everywhere, of course, but the state of California is perhaps the poster child for government budget problems.

The problems have trickled down to cities and counties in the state.

The city of Santa Cruz is a beach community located near California's Silicon Valley -- and they were facing a real economic crisis.

It had to cut $14 million from its budget and more than 111 positions have been eliminated during this same period.

That on top of another $8 million shortfall.

They decided to use an innovative solution to reach out to people -- asking citizens for help.

This week in our Meet the Innovators series, we talk to Peter Koht, the economic development coordinator for Santa Cruz, who told us how they solved such a big problem.

Additional Resources

(Santa Cruz budget Web site)

(Koht speaking at Gov 2.0 Expo)

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