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Editorial: Cut spending. Don’t raise taxes.
The adopted budget already freezes jobs and trims departments. Measure Q is still a general tax with no efficiency mandate.
Hemet budget spends $9.6 million more than it takes in
Adopted fiscal 2026-27 books show combined General Fund and Measure U spending of $96.1 million against $86.5 million in revenue.
