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Cerritos council directs staff to pursue balanced budget; CCPA deficit clarified
Cerritos City Council · December 12, 2025
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Summary
Council members emphasized a $2.55 million operating delta for 2025–26 and directed staff to return a balanced budget or justification; council stressed the local economic benefits of the CCPA and sought clearer resident communication about its finances.
At the start of the meeting a council member said the operating deficit for the 2025–26 budget is about $2,550,000 and not $10 million as had been suggested in public comment. The same speaker urged transparency so residents understand that the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) runs a roughly $2.5 million annual…
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