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San Ramon outlines budget gap, cites Measure N revenue as key to restoring services
Summary
In a State of the City address, a city official said San Ramon faced a $17.6 million budget shortfall in 2024, enacted $8.1 million in departmental cuts and placed a 1% sales tax (Measure N) on the ballot; Measure N passed and is projected to generate about $15.2 million annually, enabling partial restoration of previously cut services.
A city official delivering San Ramon’s State of the City address said the city confronted a $17.6 million budget gap last year — roughly 17% of the general fund — and took a mix of cuts and revenue changes to balance the books.
The official said the council approved $8.1 million in across-the-board cuts, unfunded vacant positions that saved about $2.1 million and increased some user fees to add roughly $1.5 million in revenue. “We spent hours in budget workshops figuring out how to balance the budget and what to cut,”…
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