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Solutions are few without an influx of cash to stem the tide of rising red ink at the hospital, which has been a part of the city since the 1920s.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The budget has been bleeding red ink ever since.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead of looking to broadly reduce compensation costs as a central part of efforts to cover red ink, Mayor Gloria, City Council President Joe LaCava and increasingly radical Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera led the push to squeeze constituents.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
On that single basis, his campaign exemplified a strategy almost completely devoid of any serious debate about California’s numerous issues, such as homelessness, poverty, water supply, a sluggish economy and a state budget awash in red ink.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The budget has been bleeding red ink ever since.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead of looking to broadly reduce compensation costs as a central part of efforts to cover red ink, Mayor Gloria, City Council President Joe LaCava and increasingly radical Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera led the push to squeeze constituents.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
On that single basis, his campaign exemplified a strategy almost completely devoid of any serious debate about California’s numerous issues, such as homelessness, poverty, water supply, a sluggish economy and a state budget awash in red ink.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Red ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ink. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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