upper waypoint

Watch San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's "Dire" State of the City Address

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Here's the video of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's State of the City address last night.

The San Jose Mercury News described the speech as a "dire talk," with Reed asserting massive layoffs unless city employees agreed to concessions in their pay and benefits.

Here's Reed putting the city's dilemma in stark terms, as he sees it, saying, "There is no more money. The well is dry. The $445 million we're spending on public safety this year, is more than we will receive in revenues from the property tax, the sales tax, the utility tax, and phone tax combined."

Chuck Reed: "There is no more money"

Full text of the speech here.

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
California Preschools Wrestle to Comply With State’s Tightened Suspension RulesSan Francisco’s New Parking Rules Set to Displace RV Community Near SF StateA New Bay Area Clásico? SF's El Farolito and Oakland Roots Set to Battle in HaywardWhy Nearly 50 California Hospitals Were Forced to End Maternity Ward ServicesWhat the 99 Cents Only Stores Closure Means to CaliforniansDemocrats Again Vote Down California Ban on Unhoused EncampmentsCalifornia Legislators Take Aim at Construction Fees to Boost HousingBay Area Diaspora Closely Watching India’s Upcoming ElectionJail Deaths Prompt Calls To Separate Coroner And Sheriff's Departments In Riverside CountyFederal Bureau of Prisons Challenges Judge’s Order Delaying Inmate Transfers from FCI Dublin