Berkeley City Hall in January 2022. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen initiated a citywide hiring freeze earlier this week in order to help address a budget deficit heading into the next fiscal year. 

In an email to city employees, Buddenhagen said Berkeley has been relying on “one-time resources” to fund operations and, in the absence of those resources, the city is facing a projected budget deficit. 

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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.