Last Monday, the San Diego City Council approved $100,000 in extra funding to the troubled San Diego Opera. Due to the opera company’s structural instability and its board’s recommendation to shut down for financial reasons, the city council voted to slash city funding from $383,322 to $160,000.  In the aftermath, over half of the San Diego Opera’s board left and its leadership resigned. Since then, under the guidance of a new board and interim executive director, the company is appearing more stable and successfully raised $2 million through a crowdfunding campaign. San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria and Councilwoman Lori Zapf then encouraged the city's arts commissioners to reevaluate the opera company's appropriation, which yielded the additional funds to the opera company. The $100,000 in extra funding must go toward education and outreach or for hiring local artists.