Major cities in the United States, including New York, San Francisco, and Houston, are grappling with severe budget crises. New York City faces its worst budget crisis in 50 years due to excessive spending and a decline in tax revenue. The public hospital system in New York has approved contracts worth almost $325 million for private security services at humanitarian relief centers for migrants, causing a burden on local taxpayers. In San Francisco, Mayor London Breed is proposing to scale back city programs in response to a projected $1 billion deficit. Additionally, California housing officials are pressuring San Francisco to pass clean zoning reforms to avoid losing state funding and local land use powers.
California housing officials tell San Francisco to pass clean zoning reforms or risk losing state funding, local land use powers. https://t.co/QR2gsmJGCs
San Francisco Mayor Guts City Programs as $1B Deficit Looms In response to grim budget forecasts, Mayor London Breed proposed 'scaling back' a multitude of city programs. https://t.co/y8uRM6mnqp
After years of structurally imbalanced budgets made whole with one-time resources and federal relief aid, the city of Houston and its next mayor will be forced to confront a growing deficit. https://t.co/p8Ilt0QVuW via @cjblain10
New York City’s public hospital system approved almost $325M in contracts in October for private security services at the city’s “humanitarian relief centers” for migrants, and local taxpayers are footing the bill. https://t.co/BhP8v0T98p
Some Berkeley city officials blame lack of progress on a staffing crisis. https://t.co/t9UGMiiwud
The City of New York is facing the worst budget crisis it has had in 50 years when the City was on the brink of insolvency, thanks to unfettered spending and exodus of tax dollars/residents. Would you rather that scarce funding available be used for more underwater birth care… https://t.co/podMjlrHbw