California is hurting. Its budget deficit is larger than total expenditures in most states, it's got high unemployment, and the most foreclosures of any state. Stimulus money — an estimated $32 billion would go to the state under the House's stimulus plan — would of course ease some of the short-term pain. But economists and local officials are unclear on how to turn the windfall into long-term economic well-being for the state. New York Times reporter Jesse McKinley joins Katherine and Adaora from San Francisco with a look at how his home state might fare under the stimulus bill.

To see more items on California's wish list, read Jesse McKinley's article, A State With a Wish List for Stimulus Spending in today's New York Times.