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Oakland City Council approves $4.3B two-year budget, balancing books without layoffs - Local News Matters

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THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED a two-year, $4.3 billion budget this week that eliminates a massive deficit and protects many core city services without requiring layoffs. The spending and revenue plan, dubbed “the nobody’s happy budget” by Councilmember Zac Unger, passed on a 6-1 vote Wednesday and closes an estimated $265 million deficit by eliminating hundreds of unfilled city positions while anticipating tens of millions of dollars in new i…
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Local News Matters broke the news in on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
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