CA-11: SF Supes Reverse $28.5 Million In Proposed Cuts to Social Programs In New City Budget Deal
About 90% of the funding cuts proposed in SF Mayor Daniel Lurie’s original city budget plan were reversed in a deal negotiated by the Board of Supes’ budget committee Thursday, with much of the credit going toward Supervisor Connie Chan.
Supervisors wrapped up negotiations on the city's $16.9 billion budget Thursday, reaching a deal weeks earlier than usual and restoring $28.5 million in proposed cuts to social programs over the next two years, as the Chronicle reports. Board President Rafael Mandelman said it was the earliest budget agreement he'd seen in his eight years on the board, crediting Budget Chair Connie Chan's negotiating skills.
Mandelman highlighted Chan's “ability to both terrorize people at the right moment and also negotiate and cajole and bring colleagues together and figure out what different folks need, in their districts.”
According to Mission Local, Mandelman also noted there was simply "less to fight about" after years of previous cuts and Mayor Daniel Lurie's decision to lay off 127 city workers in April rather than hash out layoffs during budget season.
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