The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to allow three temporarily closed fire stations to re-open, the office of Councilmember Janani Ramachandran announced.

The Oakland City Council on yesterday (Tuesday) unanimously passed a resolution to allow three temporarily closed fire stations to re-open, the office of Councilmember Janani Ramachandran announced.

Four Oakland fire stations slated for closure to deal with the city’s struggling budget will remain open, officials said. The announcement comes as the city grapples with an $89 million budget deficit in its general purpose fund,