#municipal-budget-crisis
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California
fromThe Mercury News
2 days agoNew budget documents place San Jose's estimated shortfall around $56 million
San Jose faces a $56 million budget shortfall for the coming year, requiring difficult decisions on service reductions and workforce management amid already severe staffing constraints.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days agoNew budget documents place San Jose's estimated shortfall around $56 million
San Jose faces a $56 million budget shortfall for the coming year, requiring difficult decisions on service reductions and workforce management amid a history of severe fiscal challenges.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
5 days agoSF Sheriff's Department Once Again Going Overboard on Overtime, On Track to Go $19 Million Over Budget for Year
The SF Sheriff's Office is projected to exceed its overtime budget by $19 million in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, while other city departments face mandatory cuts during deficit times.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days agoSouth Bay City cut back millions, but forecasts multimillion dollar deficit
Last year, the city predicted a $28.5 million budget shortfall by 2030. Since then, the city has cut positions and tightened spending to reduce that number by more than half by 2030, and expects a slight surplus for the next year.
Miami
California
fromThe Mercury News
6 days agoLocal mayors: We can't accept Santa Clara County's attempt to hike our policing costs 36%
Three Santa Clara County cities reject a 36% law enforcement contract increase driven by overhead allocation charges rather than direct policing costs, citing severe impacts on municipal budgets and essential services.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days agoLocal mayors: We can't accept Santa Clara County's attempt to hike our policing costs 36%
Three Silicon Valley cities oppose a 36% police contract increase from Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, citing disproportionate overhead charges unrelated to direct law enforcement costs that threaten essential municipal services.
fromMission Local
6 days agoS.F. sheriff set to blow past overtime budget by 146%
The department is projected to spend $60.2 million on overtime for the fiscal year 2025 to 2026 - 146 percent more than the $41.2 million the Board of Supervisors approved. This comes as Mayor Daniel Lurie has asked for significant belt-tightening and is seeking hundreds of millions in cuts across city departments.
San Francisco
from48 hills
1 week agoThe real story behind Muni's budget deficit - 48 hills
Despite some idealistic intentions, that framework is in fact what put Muni in the financial hole in the first place. Working from a scarcity mindset, namely trying to preserve an already pilfered service, is a losing battle. To guarantee the service that citizens and workers expect from a city like San Francisco requires a committed vision of the future, one that centers Muni as the public good that it is.
SF politics
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