-- Hundreds of City of Oakland employees will receive layoff notices next week, as the city embarks on severe cost-cutting measures to make up for the loss of redevelopment funds, city staff said Thursday. Posted on 01/12/2012 2:11:05 PM PST by SmithL
Oakland -- Hundreds of City of Oakland employees will receive layoff notices next week, as the city embarks on severe cost-cutting measures to make up for the loss of redevelopment funds, city staff said Thursday.
The pink slips will arrive next week, when City Administrator Deanna Santana releases the 2012-2012 budget.
The redevelopment agency - which will be nearly eliminated due to state cutbacks - has 158 full-time positions and more than 200 workers. But because of seniority rules, some of those employees might be transferred to other departments.
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Moonbeam stickin’ it to his own. Priceless
if only the poor were paying any share....
Not to worry. I’m sure they can all make more money in the Private Sector. That’s what they always say.
Not to worry. I’m sure they can all make more money in the Private Sector. That’s what they always say.
How do you starve a Liberal?
Hide his Food Stamps under his Work Boots.
Well at least their mayor Jean Quan will be adding more peeps to the occupy crowd that she is so proud of.
2012-2012 budget ?
They do same year twice or two sets of books
Yeah, sure they're laying people off... They're just rearranging deck chairs.
Yep. I wonder how they fell about the Usurping Marxist’s hopey changey thing now. Oh, I forgot. Bush did it.
ROFL!!
ML/NJ
They’ll just raise taxes again
“Redevelopment funds...are used in Oakland to pay for 159 full-time positions in various city departments.
“How many more DECADES of redevelopment before we actually see any ‘redevelopment’ in Oakland?
Wow...Oakland laying off a couple of hundred people....
That what ....like 1% of the workforce ???
Teotwawki
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