State has a $15 billion budget surplus
City’s budget crisis, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, could last eight years
Sales tax returns were better than anticipated
Budget includes potential cuts, furloughs and layoffs for every department in the county
County’s finances go from healthy surplus to gaping deficit
Watsonville faces tough cuts with projected $6.5 million budget deficit
Labor responds to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trigger cuts