The City of Oakland sent out dozens of layoff notices last week in an attempt to balance its budget. The Oaklandside reports city officials have yet to announce which specific jobs have been eliminated, but says that the Department of Public Works will lose the most positions, with 26. Nineteen non-sworn police staff jobs will also be cut.

Oakland’s ongoing fiscal crisis hit home for 77 city employees last week when they were served layoff notices related to the City Council’s budget balancing decisions.

Nonprofit leaders were stunned when Oakland’s city administrator notified more than a dozen community organizations, including Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors, last week that the city would slash their funding to help balance its massive budget deficit.