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San Francisco Begins City Layoffs With 127 Notices as Lurie Targets 500 Cuts

The decision signals deeper cuts to close a widening budget gap.

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Mamdani and City Council Clash Over Budget Fix as Council Unveils $6 Billion Savings Plan

City Journal Fraud Allegation Against California Hits $180 Billion, Drawing Newsom Rebuttal

Boston School Committee Approves $1.7 Billion Budget With 300–400 Staff Cuts

San Diego Panel Advances Ballot Measure to Keep Beach and Bay Parking Free

Moody’s Turns NYC Outlook Negative as S&P Flags Credit Risks

Fort Bend ISD Closes Seven Elementary Schools in 4–3 Vote as Rezoning Begins for 2026–27

Oakland Teachers Avert Strike With Tentative Two-Year Deal as OUSD Moves to Issue 400 Layoff Notices

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Gives B.C. Budget a 'D' as Eby Defends Deficit and Tax Changes

LAUSD Board Authorizes 3,200 Preliminary Layoff Notices in 4–3 Vote

IMF Eases Conditions on Ukraine’s $8.2 Billion Program as Board Review Nears

Mamdani Moves to Curb CityFHEPS Expansion, Seeks Court Pause for Settlement Talks

Mamdani Seeks Albany OK for 2% Millionaires Tax as NYC Deficit Recalculated to $7 Billion

BART Unveils Worst-Case Cuts If Tax Measure Fails: Up to 15 Station Closures, 9 p.m. Shutdowns, 1,200 Layoffs

L.A. County Approves $843 Million Homelessness Plan With Nearly $200 Million in Cuts

Los Angeles and San Francisco Teachers Authorize Strikes, Setting Up Pivotal Week in Talks

Connect Bay Area Signature Drive Launches to Qualify Regional Transit Tax for November 2026

NYC Comptroller Flags $12 Billion Gap as Mamdani Preps Budget

IMF's Georgieva Signals Ukraine Loan Plan Will Go to Board Within Weeks After Kyiv Visit

ANUIES Warns 2026 University Budget Falls Short, Seeks Emergency Funds