Facing a $129 million budget deficit this fiscal year, the City of Oakland has no money to spare - it’s already closed fire stations and slashed the police budget.  But now it turns out that for years the city has been paying its public works and transportation workers more money for overtime work than is legally required.

As Oakland faces a massive budget crisis, an auditor has found the city has been overpaying some employees for overtime. Acting on a tip, an investigation was launched into the Departments of Transportation and Public Works.