When life gives you lemons, how do you make lemonade?  This is one of the themes of this episode where we talk about the City's current budget deficit for fiscal year 2026/2027.  We break down the deficit, how the city spends its money and the next steps on how to influence the budget process by making public comment about projects/services that you like or don't like as a resident of the City. 

Links Mentioned in the episode:

Finance Department Website 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/budget 

Budget FAQs 

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/finance/budget/faqs 

Early Budget Work Session – March 3rd 

(This is where we got the graphics for our presentation in this episode.)

https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/content/dam/portal/finance/Budget/fy26-27-budget-development/March%203%20EBWS%20FINAL%20-%20FINAL%203-3%20UPDATE.pptx