As a part of the eliminated positions, Gloria said he will take over as city manager and the city’s executive team will answer directly to his office. One of the positions slashed was the city’s Chief Operating Officer,

Mayor Todd Gloria announced a series of budget cuts Tuesday "designed to generate cost savings and minimize service-level reductions," according to his office. Gloria said 31 city jobs were eliminated, including that of Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan. All those positions were vacant except for COO.

The city will possibly increase revenue as much as $100 million from parking changes and single-family home trash pickup, but still faces a large deficit for the 2025/2026 budget year

Gloria’s announcement comes as the city faces a significant budget deficit “following the narrow failure of Measure E — and after months of careful review and consideration of potential reductions and consolidations,

Gloria's announcement comes as the city faces a significant budget deficit "following the narrow failure of Measure E — and after months of careful review and consideration of potential reductions and consolidations,