San Jose faces ‘tough choices’ as officials confront up to $65M budget deficit

San Jose leaders are warning of “tough” financial decisions and “hard choices” as this year’s budget season officially gets underway.

The months-long process kicked off Thursday with a special study session considering how to balance a projected deficit of up to $65 million. While the city managed to balance last year’s shortfall without laying off any workers, officials said pulling off the same fiscal feat this year could be a daunting task.