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Residents and students urge Pleasanton to spare library hours as council trims budget
Summary
Facing a multi‑year structural shortfall, the Pleasanton City Council debated a proposed two‑year budget that reduces library hours among other service cuts. Hundreds of residents — including many students — urged the council to preserve Sunday and evening hours and told the council the library supports schooling, literacy and community services.
The Pleasanton City Council continued its budget discussions through the evening of May 20, receiving public comment from scores of residents and students urging the council to reverse proposed cuts to library hours and other community services.
Finance Director Susan Shea presented a two‑year operating and capital framework that relies on modest revenue growth, $7 million in annual operational reductions, and “one‑time” uses of reserves to balance the general fund for fiscal years 2026–27. The proposal included reductions to library hours and other service adjustments to help close an identified structural budget gap. City staff emphasized the budget presented on May 20 was not the final adoption: the council is scheduled to hear a final budget on June 17.
During a public comment period that lasted more than an hour, dozens of…
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