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We Live Within Our Means : Our City Council Should Too
Fiscal Imbalance: Analyzing Berkeley’s Budget Deficit
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Spending per resident is more than double some neighboring cities. Among cities with comparable populations, Berkeley ranks 3rd in spending per resident. Let's use these funds efficiently for a financially sustainable Berkeley.
Despite spending the most, Berkeley's infrastructure ranks near the bottom. The City’s unfunded infrastructure needs are anticipated to rise to $2.52 billion from FY 2024 to FY 2028.
We are proud Berkeley is California's leading city for subsidized housing. In 2018, we approved $135 million for subsidized housing. Let's work with our existing subsidies to support affordable housing.
Our broken infrastructure stems from City Council's habit of ignoring the basics in favor of expensive new and unproven projects.
Our Lived Experience
Our Lived Experience
We are Berkeley residents from all walks of life—young professionals, families, and retirees—united by a shared commitment to this community we call home. We’ve invested in Berkeley socially, culturally, and economically.
But we are increasingly burdened by the rising cost of living and the difficult tradeoffs it forces in our housing, education, and employment decisions. At the same time, the City Council has deferred essential maintenance while asking residents to take on more debt for costly new projects.
This trajectory is unsustainable. It’s already displacing longtime community members.
That’s why WOM Berkeley urges the City Council to live within its means—just as we are forced to live within ours.
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