Pasadena Unified School District leaders are holding two town halls – one virtual and one in person — over the next two weeks to discuss the district’s path back to getting its finances back in shape.

The district faces deep cuts in the face of a $30 million to $35 million budget shortfall in 2026-27, which district officials say was caused by a structural deficit, rising costs, declining enrollment and uncertainty in federal funding.

It’s those cuts, built into the district Fiscal Stabilization Plan, that will be a focus in the town halls as District Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco and other leaders invite the public to a “conversation” on the plan.

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A major step happened Wednesday, Oct. 29, when the

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