Oakland’s Fiscal Woes Continue: Noted Sanctuary City Diverts Pothole Money to Keep the Lights On
9th May 2019
The Democratic stronghold of Oakland, California – which narrowly escaped Bankruptcy in 2009 – is planning to divert state gas tax revenues to keep the city’s lights on amid a $100 million annual shortfall projected in the the 2019-2020 fiscal year (74% worse than forecast just two years ago).