Interim Oakland mayor announces city budget proposal will be 4 days late

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

INTERIM OAKLAND MAYOR KEVIN JENKINS has announced that he will be submitting his budget proposal four days late.

The established deadline for any Oakland mayor to submit a budget is May 1, which gives the City Council two months to make amendments and adjustments, with final approval set for June 30, one day before the start of the new fiscal year.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

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.

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