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Close to 100 California Cities Declare State of Severe Fiscal Hardship Dozens More Expected to Follow Since May 11, 96 California cities have declared a state of severe fiscal hardship and opposed a proposal to take local property tax revenues to finance the state budget. Cities are already struggling to balance their own budgets: enacting drastic cuts including public safety reductions, employee layoffs, hiring freezes, project delays, program reductions and more. List of Cities that Have Declared a State of Severe Fiscal Hardship
In the coming weeks, dozens more cities are expected reject the Governor's budget proposal to raid $2 billion in local property taxes to bail the state out of its fiscal mess and pass similar resolutions of severe fiscal hardship. They are sending the message that cities cannot afford to bail the state out of its chronic budget problem. A sample resolution can be found on the League's Web site. last updated : 5/22/2009 |
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