
Larry "extra" Fine
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Some departments fared better than others in the proposed #SanDiego FY 2027 budget. Departments providing community services (such as Parks and Recreation and Library) saw their staffing significantly reduced (with corresponding reductions in the level of service provided to residents), while the city leadership or minor reductions or even some gains. There are 160 positions in they city council alone, which is about as many the police departments in some medium sized cities. A single position was eliminated from the Office of the Mayor, and the City Council and City Attorney budgets were slightly increased. There were no cuts to the Performance and Analytics Department (whose mission is to 'solve complex problems and deliver results' despite the fact that city services continue to deteriorate). sandiego.gov/finance/draft


@TimesofSanDiego If San Diego reduced it's employee levels to 2019 the entire budget deficit can be eliminated. Every gimmick and scheme the City Council is using to raise revenue is to pay for 1000s of government employees hired over the last few years.

The City of $SanDiego has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 proposed budget. An underlying trend is clear: personnel costs are driving budget increases and a corresponding reduction in neighborhood services and infrastructure maintenance. While the total number of positions has dropped slightly since the last fiscal year (down 0.77%) it is still up sharply from Fiscal Year 2021 (up 10.52%). More tellingly, spending per employee continues to increase, up 34.31% and 2.93% since FY 2021 and FY 2026 respectively. Even after increases in the General Fund and total revenues, infrastructure spending is down and community services have been scaled back. Measured by spending on city staff, this is not an ‘austere’ budget. sandiego.gov/finance/draft sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/15/glo…








HAPPENING NOW: Standing in front of a gas station in LA selling gas at $8.29/gallon, @TomSteyer addresses Donald Trump’s war driving up costs for Californians and causing working Americans to feel pain at the pump.




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