Santa Clara budget

City To Release Report Clearing Becker of “Abuse”

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Santa Clara will release a report about the Aug. 2022 closed session of the Council. The City is also dealing with distributing surplus revenue.

The Santa Clara City Council has voted to release a full investigative report into an incident during a closed session of the Council in August 2022. The Council also received a budget update, which shows a surplus in revenue for 2023. Money will help replenish the City’s reserves. Several members of the public attended the … Read more

Santa Clara’s 10-Year Budget Forecast: Deficits, Deficits and More Deficits

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Santa Clara's latest budget outlook is bleak. It shows more expenses than revenue for the next 10 years and no relief in sight.

Santa Clara’s budget continues to bleed red ink. The City faces deficits between $8 million and $15 million over the next ten years, an annual average of $11 million. Rather than one-time shortfalls, Santa Clara has a chronic mismatch — structural deficit — between general fund revenue where expenses are growing roughly 2 to 4 percent … Read more