Leaders aren’t going to be reviewing previous spending decisions with a formal audit process as leaders attempt to dodge a looming structural budget deficit.
Tag: budget
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Stockstill: Winter is Coming to Irvine’s Finances
The Irvine City Council continues to grapple with a looming budget deficit. At recent meetings making decisions on even small cuts has proven to be a long and arduous process, raising the question, how will the really tough decisions be found in the future?
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine Scrambles to Curb Budget Shortfall
City leaders are grappling with how to decrease spending and increase revenue to dodge an estimated structural deficit of $47 million by 2030.
Posted inEconomy
Fullerton Looks to Adopt New Budget a Month Late With Millions in Cuts
The city is facing serious problems with their budget, with plans to balance it for this year but no answers on what the future holds.
Posted inGovernment
Recall Efforts, A Failed Sales Tax Proposal, An Ongoing Deficit: Fullerton’s Wild Ride
Fullerton leaders are struggling to balance the city’s budget amid a series of problems with their roads and efforts to launch a recall campaign against the mayor.
Posted inTop Stories
OC District Attorney Lambasts Supervisors For Silencing Public Debate On Budget
District Attorney Todd Spitzer says outgoing County CEO Michelle Aguirre told him county supervisors don’t want public discussions about the $10 Billion county budget, much less community needs that went unmet.
Posted inEconomy
Fullerton Plays Hot Potato With Budget Crisis
While city leaders admit they knew about the problem for years, different leaders blamed one another for the city’s current economic straits as the deputy city manager said staff repeatedly warned them of the issue.
Posted inCountywide
Santana: Putting the Public Back Into Public Budgets
Huge surprise raises for county supervisors are prompting tough questions about how annual budget deliberations could better engage taxpayers as new fiscal year public budgets kick in across OC this month.
Posted inFullerton
How Can Fullerton Prevent a Projected $20 Million Spending Deficit in Three Years?
After wrestling with years of budget turmoil, Fullerton leaders are enlisting the help of residents to come up with ways to make and keep the city financially stable.
Posted inEconomy
Heading Off a Fiscal Cliff: How Are OC Cities Planning For Budget Shortfalls?
Officials in a host of OC cities are struggling to balance municipal budgets as sales revenue decreases and COVID federal bailout money dries up. How will they stay afloat?
