After years of reducing funding for community and city services in an effort to close a multi-million budget deficit, Cupertino now has a more favorable financial outlook, according to city officials.

The City Council on Tuesday adopted next year’s $132 million fiscal budget. The money, which is mostly collected through a mix of local sales taxes and fees — will be used to fund various improvement projects and city and community needs.

Unlike the past two fiscal years, the 2025-26 budget will be able to fund more long-awaited requests from several city departments, according to Administrative Services Director Kristina Alfaro.

“The last two years we’ve been in a reduction mode,” Alfaro said. “It’s been very bare-bones to nothing being asked for, even if the need existed, because the res

See Full Page