Is the Bay Area OK?

Published June 20, 2024 4:06pm ET



San Francisco may have recently won the top spot as the worst-run city in the United States, but Oakland finished second-worst in that same study, and San Francisco’s neighbor across the bay is having a rough couple of days.

First, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on the city’s budget woes, including a $292 million gap between revenues and spending that needs to be closed over the next two years. While the city is facing deep cuts to the fire and police departments, the San Francisco Chronicle found that the city’s payroll had grown by 37% in just the last six years, including 500 employees making more than $300,000 a year.

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