The Oakland City Council moved forward this week with a plan to tackle its roughly $130 million budget deficit with major cuts to several departments, including police and fire services. 

With a vote of five in favor versus one “no” vote by Councilmember Noell Gallo, the council accepted a bevy of adjustments to the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.