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Alameda County Budget Breakthrough | San Jose News
Alameda County just approved a record $6.7 billion budget — a rare increase that closed an $185 million gap without cutting services or laying off staff. Voters’ Measure W, which funds housing and homelessness, helped fuel this success — with $34 million redirected to food assistance and senior programs hit hard by federal cuts. The county saved 92 health system jobs by boosting credit lines and injecting $19.3 million in emergency funds, averting nearly 400 layoffs. But leaders warn tough times loom: 60% of their funding depends on shaky state and federal aid, with looming Medicaid cuts and…
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