Oakland City Council discuss options on how to solve nearly $200M deficit
WEB5 days ago · The Oakland City Council is facing some tough decisions on how to balance a nearly $200 million deficit and pass a mid-year budget. A council meeting was held Friday afternoon, where more than 100 ...
Oakland Budget Talks Drag On As Council Faces Huge Deficit, …
WEB1 day ago · After a marathon special hearing ended without a budget deal last week, Oakland City Council members will meet on Tuesday hoping to pass one of two proposals as concerns about the city’s future financial state and ability to deliver public safety services loom. The process has been complicated by a massive deficit, the city’s pending sale of its half of the Oakland Coliseum site and last ...
City of Oakland | Oakland City Council Adopts Balanced Budget,…
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Oakland, CA — Late last night, after numerous town halls and public hearings and much public input, Oakland City Council adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year 2023-2025. While closing a historic $360 million deficit, this balanced budget focuses on delivering effective, equitable services to Oaklanders rooted in Oakland’s values of ...
Oakland City Council approves $4.2 billion budget, mergers of …
WEBJun 27, 2023 · The Oakland City Council passed a $4.2 billion city spending plan late Monday night, plugging a historic $360 million shortfall. In a press statement issued Tuesday morning, Council President Bas said the new budget shows Oakland’s leaders are “standing together despite facing the worst deficit Oakland has ever seen.”.
Oakland councilmembers frustrated with budget options, express ...
WEB5 days ago · The Oakland City Council on Friday will consider $63 million in budget cuts, including to public safety departments, as it grapples with a $177 million deficit. Bob Redell reports. As...
Budget crisis: Oakland may have to declare fiscal emergency as it …
WEB6 days ago · OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A special city council meeting related to the Oakland's historic budget deficit was held on Wednesday. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao projects the deficit to be close to $200...
Oakland Budget Crisis Adds to City's Turmoil, With a Deadline
WEB5 days ago · After a turbulent week at Oakland City Hall, council members expressed frustration ahead of a special budget hearing on Friday in the face of a massive deficit, a fast-approaching deadline to pass a balanced budget and questions over a windfall the city was counting on from the pending sale of the Oakland Coliseum.
Amid Oakland City Hall turmoil, a devastating budget crisis still …
WEBJun 26, 2024 · By the end of this week, the Oakland City Council must pass the mayor’s proposal to close the revenue gap, as well as fix a structural deficit expected next year.
Oakland must fix structural deficit, says Mayor Sheng Thao
WEBMay 23, 2024 · A long-planned estate deal is saving Oakland from catastrophic budget cuts this year. But this one-time reprieve won’t fix the city’s long-term, structural financial problems. To do that, Mayor Sheng Thao is preparing a budget that prioritizes maintaining a “clean, safe city” while jumpstarting the process for drafting the next biennial ...
Oakland passes budget that preserves services amid historic deficit
WEBJun 27, 2023 · The Oakland City Council approved a two-year budget for the city that preserves Mayor Sheng Thao’s plans to consolidate city departments and avoid layoffs amid a historic deficit.