Oakland has an estimated $25 million deficit in its operating fund this year. The city is planning to use $2.9 million in state gas tax money to keep its streetlights on and according to Mayor Libby Schaaf, the cost of medical benefits and pensions is partly to blame.
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Technically, it's so you can see all the holes in the road before you drive into them at night so, sort of okay....right?
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