Weekend Fatal Shootings Bring Oakland Homicide Count to 65 for YearThe deaths of three men fatally shot over the weekend and another who died last week from wounds suffered earlier this month in Oakland raised the city's homicide count for the year to 65, police said.
Breed, Supervisors Reach $13B San Francisco Budget Agreement; $48M Dedicated To Help TenantsSan Francisco city leaders announced they reached an agreement Tuesday night on how to spend the city's $13 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year that begins Thursday.
Oakland Council Members Push Back On Police Budget Claims, Say 'It Is Not A Cut'The Oakland City Council voted last week to divert money from the police, which led many to believe the department budget was being cut. But some who made that decision told KPIX 5 that's a misunderstanding.
CA Lawmakers Approve $262.5 Billion Budget Plan Restoring Cuts Made During PandemicThe $262.6 billion proposal now on its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would restore spending cuts made last year when state officials thought they were facing a record budget deficit because of the coronavirus.
California Reopens: State Budget Looks Back To A Time Before PandemicThe $262.6 billion proposal would restore spending cuts to public schools, colleges and universities, the courts, child support services and state worker salaries — all things that were cut last year when state officials thought they were facing a record budget deficit because of the coronavirus.
Hundreds Of Local Child Care Providers March For Higher WagesAs Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature negotiate the upcoming budget, hundreds of child care providers in California marched and chanted Thursday outside the state Capitol demanding higher wages.
San Mateo County Supes Adopt $3.3 Billion Budget for Next Fiscal YearSan Mateo County's Board of Supervisors approved a $3.3 billion budget on Wednesday for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and a preliminary $3 billion budget for the 2022-2023 year.
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Approves $2 Billion BudgetThe Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted on Friday a $2 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
California Lawmakers Approve Budget Placeholder As Talks ContinueFor the second year in a row, the Democratic-dominated Legislature has reached the June 15 deadline without an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom
BART Board Approves $2.44 Billion Budget, Projects Ridership Rebound As Pandemic FadesThe BART Board of Directors approved a $2.44 billion budget Thursday, with board members expressing optimism about the agency's potential to rebound as the pandemic recedes.
San Francisco Budget Proposes Eliminating Fees, Fines Burdening Low Income ResidentsSan Francisco Mayor London Breed and Treasurer José Cisneros hope to help the city’s low income residents by eliminating fees that disproportionately affect them in their new budget, the city announced Wednesday.
Proposed Budget Cuts Could Cost Richmond Police Department Almost 2 Dozen OfficersThe defund the police movement has moved from theory to budget item in the city of Richmond, where the Reimagining Police Task Force has recommended taking $10.3 million from the police department's budget.
SF Mayor Breed’s 2-Year Budget Proposal Includes $477M For COVID-19 ResponseIn her budget, Mayor Breed includes $477 million over the next two years for continued COVID-19 response -- vaccination, testing and emergency shelters, as well as educational, social and business recovery initiatives.
Newsom Budget Targets Cleaning Up California; 'The State’s Too Damn Dirty'It's something San Francisco Bay Area residents are confronted with everyday -- trash-strewn streets and highways. Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed $268 billion state budget will help fund an effort to clean it up.