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After Months of San Diego Budget Talks, Here’s What Did and Didn’t Make the Cut

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By Mariana Martínez Barba , Bella Ross 
| Voice of San Diego
Mayor Todd Gloria just signed the budget to tackle the city’s $118 million deficit, and he’s not happy about it. “While I disagree with several of the Council’s adjustments, I will sign this budget,” he said in a press release. After months of tense negotiations, Gloria and the City Council somehow managed to get a final budget passed this week without . The negotiations also come off the heels of a deal city officials struck to kill paid parking at Balboa Park and reduce the trash fee.
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City Council Struggles with Attendance

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By Mariana Martínez Barba 
| Voice of San Diego
Turns out, it’s hard to get all nine councilmembers to a City Council meeting. Even if it concerns the city’s gaping $118 million budget deficit. Every year, the city of San Diego begins its budget review process for the upcoming fiscal cycle in the spring. City Council President Joe LaCava told Voice of San Diego it has been tough to get colleagues to meetings. “That’s just not a good look for the Council,” LaCava said.
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How San Diego’s Middle Managers Became the Villain

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By Mariana Martínez Barba 
| Voice of San Diego
The city of San Diego’s expanding ranks of middle managers have become the go-to attack line on how spending got out of hand. But for years, city leaders saw them as the only way to get flexibility or roll out special projects. Now, everyone agrees there should be fewer of them. Mayor Todd Gloria historically supported these roles, but they cost the city’s general fund more than $49 million this fiscal year. Amid a projected $118 million budget deficit, he is now proposing cuts.
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