That is roughly the median home price in San Rafael. I feel like the city can scrape it together. They shouldn’t have to, it was probably mostly their money in the first place, but still.
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The total San Rafael city budget is approximately $190 million, with $40 million being dedicated to public works for 2025-2026 (down from $50 million the year prior). $1.9 million thus constitutes 5% of the allocated budget, and that would be for just one project.
With public revenue down and expenses rising from by tariff-induced inflation, this is how a municipality can go from alright to treading water to underwater in just a few years.
Not to say that San Rafael is a model city of financial strength, but American cities can't conjure money from thin air, with even the "full taxing authority" of a municipality sometimes proving unable to avoid financial collapse.