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Still, it is struggling to keep up with the pace of new applications, Luna acknowledged, and also can’t spare more staffing given a department-wide shortfall of some 1,400 deputies, he said.

So far this year, there has been a nearly $1-billion shortfall in Head Start funding compared to the same period in 2024, according to an Associated Press report.

Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Bass released a budget immediately after her speech that calls for the elimination of more than 2,700 positions.

Faced with a nearly $1-billion shortfall, Bass has been weighing whether to lay off more than 1,500 city workers — or almost 5% of the workforce — while also eliminating some vacant positions.

Thao was accused of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a budget shortfall that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.