Article: San Leandro financially sound despite state fiscal crisis Budget management, economic strategies pay off, mayor says in 'State

SAN LEANDRO -- The city is in good shape and its financial outlook in the immediate future is manageable, Mayor Shelia Young said Thursday in her annual "State of the City" address.

Young was speaking to about 185 business and community members during a San Leandro Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the city's main library. Young also gave the speech earlier in the week at the City Council's Monday meeting.

"Because of our conservative budget management and the success of our economic development efforts in recent years, the impact of the recession on city revenues is manageable for the time being," she told the crowd.

Young said it is unclear now how the state budget will affect San ...

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