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The City's Budget Crisis
The mounting pressures of a global financial crisis, paired with years of financial mismanagement, sizable long-term liabilities and banishment from Wall Street, have taken the city of San Diego's budget to a breaking point. As city leaders grabble with tough decisions, residents are fighting to preserve their favorite services.
COMMENTARY & OPINIONS
Can you hear that? Close your eyes. Listen close. I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure it's the sound of government bean counters shrieking.» By SCOTT LEWIS
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RECENT HEADLINES
Despite closing an $83 million gap for the upcoming budget year, San Diego could face an even greater shortfall in 2011.
» June 24, 2009
San Diego has repeatedly overestimated revenue projections and therefore underestimated the budget hole. A new estimate is due out Monday.
» May 14, 2009
Sanders had pinpointed eight areas critical to San Diego's financial health and vowed to sink money into them at an unprecedented rate.
» May 7, 2009
The mayor has proposed scaling back economic development contracts, while adding a new city supervisor to take on those responsibilities.
» April 30, 2009
City officials are asking questions about a pension funding provision that, if eliminated, could shave millions off the city's pension payments.
» April 20, 2009
The mayor and some top officials were unaware the funds could be tapped to plug a budget hole, but they were in financial statements all along.
» April 16, 2009
The City Council voted unanimously to impose the mayor's suggested terms on the police and blue-collar workers, drawing gasps from the audience.
» April 15, 2009
Jerry Sanders criticized raiding one-time funds during last year's budget cuts. He's now suggesting taking from those same funds to close a $60 million budget gap.
» April 13, 2009
When the city pulled overseers from its skate parks, a wave of graffiti and bad behavior resulted. The situation has since cooled off, but questions remain about the city's legal vulnerability.
» March 30, 2009
The Mayor's Office defends doling out $600,000 to EDC, but says outside contractors are being reviewed with an eye to next year.
» March 5, 2009
With the city facing a multimillion-dollar budget gap that could grow considerably in future years, city leaders could look to raise revenue through a fee aimed at preventing pollution of local waterways.
» February 24, 2009
As the city prepares for major budget cuts in the upcoming year, the size of the shortfall is still far from clear.
» February 2, 2009
The downtown redevelopment agency could take on more ballpark debt and repay old loans under an agreement that calls for interest to be frozen.
» January 20, 2008
Mayor says he didn't want to issue veto, but had to because city attorney failed to issue an opinion on legality of council vote.
» December 3, 2008
San Diego City Council voted to save six community service centers and three painters from Mayor Jerry Sanders' budget ax, a vote that was later declared illegal by Sanders' office.
» December 1, 2008
Sanders lambastes council members for not making tough cuts. Council members say mayor 'unimaginative.'
» November 25, 2008
The mayor, City Council and thousands of residents have all expressed countless ways to solve the city's crushing budget problems. And not one of those suggestions has included a tax increase.
» November 21, 2008
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