With over $100+ million annual budget shortfalls seen through 2030 across bay from San Francisco, #Oakland CA #elected officials on Friday declared a state of “extreme fiscal necessity” for the fourth year straight in order to get a routine legal #workaround to #divert restricted #tax dollars to different sets of #civic purposes than initially approved. Amongst the interesting items on this week's #LeftCoast urban wasteland #CityCouncil meeting #agenda, is a vote that could give the #DemocratParty council members up to 125% pay raises.

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