'No Sacred Cows': Mayor wants to cut Ready to Work, Fiesta and Siclovia funding as $158M deficit looms

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Tuesday floated her latest proposal to fix the city’s $158 million budget deficit. The components of that plan include shifting funds to reduce the deficit while also saving programs she deems necessary for low-income San Antonians. Specifically, Jones is proposing to save $9 million from the General Fund by sunsetting […] The post ‘No Sacred Cows’: Mayor wants to cut Ready to Work, Fiesta and Siclovia funding as $158M deficit looms appeared first on San Antonio Current.

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'No Sacred Cows': Mayor wants to cut Ready to Work, Fiesta and Siclovia funding as $158M deficit looms

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