San Diego Mayor Gloria: Five-Year Financial Outlook Positive for the First Time in Twenty Years, Next Fiscal Year Starts Balanced
Mayor Todd Gloria of San Diego, in San Diego County, California, said in his latest mayoral update that the City's Five-Year Financial Outlook published this fall is positive for the first time in twenty years, showing that San Diego will begin the next fiscal year with a balanced budget.
Gloria called it a major milestone. His administration made difficult choices over the years, reducing spending and restructuring City operations and putting lasting solutions in place, to reach the point where the City's General Fund is in balance. San Diegans deserve a city government that lives within its means and can reliably deliver services, he said, adding that the City will keep planning responsibly, address problems early and keep spending aligned with available resources.
The update also announced a preparedness event: on November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to noon or while supplies last, the City will hold an El Niño Community Preparedness and Sandbag Distribution Event at Neal Petties Community Park in Mountain View (641 S. Boundary St), giving away ten free, filled sandbags per San Diego household, with information on preparing for high tides and potential heavy rain.
Among other updates, the Salvation Army's Rady Center has broken ground, bringing more shelter beds and permanent supportive homes; the City's in-house Mill and Pave crews completed repairs on more than half a mile of Twain Avenue in Grantville; a financial assistance program with MAAC Project for City trash service customers has an application deadline of April 30, 2027; and Assemblymember Tasha Boerner secured $1.5 million in state funding for the San Diego Police Department's human trafficking prevention work.
(Source: Office of the Mayor of San Diego)
Source: Office of the Mayor of San Diego
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