Pleasanton City Council begins tackling $100 million budget problem

Council looks for savings, but little changes as budget discussions continue

Stratford councillors were still looking to cut costs as budget discussions continued at their finance and labour relations subcommittee meeting Thursday night.

Pleasanton City Council begins tackling $100 million budget problem

PLEASANTON — Over the next several months, the Pleasanton City Council will be laser-focused on fixing one thing: the city’s budget. “We need to come up with a longterm solution to address our financial challenges,” Susan Hsieh, Pleasanton’s Financial Director, told the council during Thursday night’s budget workshop. The council in the first few months of this year will decide how to attack an estimated $100 million deficit over the next eight …