{"id":5723,"date":"2026-06-05T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/sacramento-city-unified-still-in-the-red-as-trustees-question-budget-numbers\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:32:20","slug":"sacramento-city-unified-still-in-the-red-as-trustees-question-budget-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/sacramento-city-unified-still-in-the-red-as-trustees-question-budget-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento City Unified still in the red as trustees question budget numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Frustration mounted Thursday evening as Sacramento City Unified School District trustees questioned district staff about the reliability of its shifting budget numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/today-is-national-doughnut-day-heres-how-to-grab-a-free-one\/\">Today is National Doughnut Day. Here\u2019s how to grab a free one<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The long-anticipated third interim report showed SCUSD is still projected to end the year in the red, with staff estimating a $61.8 million deficit that could shrink further by September.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The improved projection did not resolve the board\u2019s concern that the district\u2019s budget numbers remain in flux, as Lisa Grant-Dawson, the district\u2019s interim chief business officer, said some numbers are still being finalized before the district brings back its final adopted budget June 18.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been frustrating, not being able to receive the information we need to make the decisions again,\u201d board member Michael Benjamin said, asking Grant-Dawson to provide budget documents at least five days before presentations so trustees have time to go over them.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Trustee Taylor Kayatta echoed the concern, saying Thursday\u2019s presentations did not give him enough understanding of the district\u2019s budget outlook to ask informed questions.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have confidence in these numbers. There\u2019s been too many changes. The numbers that I\u2019m looking at don\u2019t make sense,\u201d Kayatta said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>A smaller deficit, but lingering problems<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new estimate was based on updated assumptions, including the governor\u2019s May Revision, declining attendance and scheduled employee raises, according to Grant-Dawson.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/davis-elementary-school-gets-new-name-after-controversy-over-cesar-chavez-legacy-2\/\">Davis elementary school gets new name after controversy over Cesar Chavez legacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She pointed to some progress, saying the district met its administrative salary savings target by cutting administrative staffing and reaching nearly $5 million in savings. But other goals were not fully met, and broader factors continue to threaten the district\u2019s financial stability, including declining attendance.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe built the budget and allocated with the expectation that we have more students, and we don\u2019t, so that\u2019s a big rock that we\u2019ll be working through,\u201d Grant-Dawson said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The district reached $20.9 million in operating budget reductions, short of the $24.6 million projected in February. A plan to cut eight calendar days was expected to save $5.4 million, but only saved $4.3 million.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Many of the actions that improved this year\u2019s deficit were also one-time savings, Grant-Dawson said, meaning they helped the 2025-26 budget but will not solve the district\u2019s ongoing crisis next year.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more we get clarity on this, the more we can make better community-orientated decisions,\u201d board member Jasjit Singh said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/flossing-teeth-on-cook-line-what-sacramento-area-restaurant-inspections-revealed\/\">Flossing teeth on cook line. What Sacramento area restaurant inspections revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil then, we\u2019re in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento City Unified faces a projected $61.8M deficit as trustees demand clearer budget numbers before the adopted budget returns June 18 amid declining attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sacramento City Unified still in the red as trustees question budget numbers - 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