<p>In March, President Donald Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/continuing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/" target="_blank">executive order</a> that would cut funding for libraries and museums across the country. </p><p>California Attorney General Rob Bonta has since joined a <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-files-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-attempt" target="_blank">coalition</a> of 21 attorneys filing a lawsuit challenging the executive order.</p><p>On Midday Edition Monday, we check in with local library and museum leaders about how they are bracing for the possible impact.</p><h3>Guests:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://libraryfoundationsd.org/about/our-team" target="_blank">Patrick Stewart</a>, CEO of the San Diego Library Foundation</li><li><a href="https://mingei.org/about/staff/jessica-jess-york" target="_blank">Jessica Hanson York</a>, CEO of Mingei International Museum and chair of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership</li></ul><p><br></p>

Supporting survivors of sexual assault in San Diego

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