San Diego County seeks public input on budget

Driving the news: The website is open through March 22.

• County officials will release a budget proposal on May 1 and approve the new budget before July 1.

Zoom in: The website asks how you'd like to be informed about the budget process.

• And lets you rank the county's budget priorities in order of importance.
• It also has a space for questions.

Go deeper: Half of the county's money comes from the state and federal government to pay for specific programs and services. The rest comes from property taxes and other fees.

Last year's budget increased spending for things like homeless housing, substance abuse treatments, firefighting equipment and jails.