Oakland has been reeling from financial crisis and has been nickel-and-diming essential services for years.
奥克兰正从金融危机中解脱出来，该市已经在基本服务上挣扎多年了。
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The nickel-and-diming can be small (such as $5 for the hotel to accept a package for you) to rather large (think: mandatory valet parking for $50 a night, a notorious fee charged in San Francisco).