Fiscal Sustainability

By Frank Matarrese

We must stay within budget, control the cost of city-paid benefits and increase our commercial tax base

Maintaining public safety and other essential city services within budget and holding to that budget

Reaching agreements to control the escalating cost of city-paid benefits to address the City's biggest unfunded financial burden

Keeping our streets, sidewalks, parks, and public buildings in good repair to control accumulating deferred maintenance costs

Redoubling our efforts to bring high quality businesses to Alameda because we rely too heavily on residential property taxes