Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wrapped up her six-stop budget tour, facing packed rooms of residents worried about deep cuts to programs they say their communities cannot live without, as the county confronts a $402 million deficit for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

"A devastating season" for the mayor

"This has truly been a devastating season for me personally," Levine Cava told CBS News Miami after her final meeting at Oak Grove Park Auditorium.

"As far as bigger changes, it really comes down to the dollars that we have. Now we know $26 million we have back from the tax collector. We hope and pray there will be even more. $26 million will not go that far when you're talking about $402 million in cuts."

The mayor said residents should expect increases to the gas tax, sol

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