TBS Today, April 24
Faced with a $27 million general fund deficit in the coming fiscal year, the city of Berkeley has suspended most hiring through mid-2026.
On Thursday, city officials received a sobering report about the budget and the new hiring freeze, which went into effect this week.
The meeting, of the Budget & Finance policy committee, marked the official kickoff to Berkeley's budget season, which runs through June 30.
Here's what happened and what you can expect.
With $27M deficit looming, Berkeley adopts hiring freeze
On Thursday, Mayor Ishii lauded the city’s focus on systemic change, saying, “We can’t continue to use one-time measures to solve these problems.”
Emilie Raguso
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