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flag California cities, including San Francisco, face severe budget cuts or tax hikes due to financial deficits.

flag California's cities and schools are struggling with significant budget gaps due to declining enrollment, expiration of federal grants, and rising costs. flag San Francisco's new mayor aims to cut $1 billion in overspending to address an $876 million deficit. flag Local officials face limited options: they can either implement real spending cuts, risking school closures and layoffs, or seek tax increases, which voters may not support due to high living costs. flag The state's solutions, including using gimmicks like borrowing and creative accounting, have only postponed the fiscal crisis.

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