Support Right-Sizing the SF Budget

San Francisco is Facing a $2B Deficit -

Swift Action is Required

What’s Happening:

San Francisco is facing a devastating deficit, which threatens to only get worse. Mayor Lurie has instructed each department to cut 15% of its budget.

Twenty departments have failed to do so. Under multiple methods of analysis, the San Francisco city/county budget should be reduced by $2B to $3.6B.

A typical city employs 5-15 government workers per 1k residents. LA and NYC are large outliers, but SF is off the charts, with over 24 core city/county functional employees per 1k residents.

Our population has dropped by 45,000 since 2019 (back to 2012 levels) while San Francisco's budget has increased 54% (adjusted for inflation).

San Francisco currently provides $1.6B to unmonitored non-profits.

There is no doubt that the SF government is overspending.

We already see special interests and government funded non-profits lining up at the Board of Supervisors to lobby for more funding from the budget.

Who is speaking up for the rest of us?

To learn more, check out this "13 bite-size parts" budget series, part 1: https://thevoicesf.org/san-franciscos-budget-by-the-numbers-a-population-perspective/

It’s time to reduce the structural deficit.

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Message to Mayor Lurie, the Board of Supervisors and City Controller

Dear Mayor Lurie, Supervisors and Controller,&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;I fully support right-sizing the San Francisco budget!  &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Thank you Mayor Lurie for understanding that we need structural budget reform right now.  &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;It is clear to residents that:&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Deep cuts are needed, especially in the departments that have grown over $100M since 2012.  We would support a $2B reduction in the SF budget.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;All fraud should be rooted out. &#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;There should be no funding going to non-existent or wasteful non-profits. (See 2023 Grand Jury Report).&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;There should be no city funding of any organizations or non-profits that lobby SF on behalf of special interests. Anything going to organizations that lobby SF officials should be terminated immediately.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Finally, our public safety systems, SFPD, SFFD, DA, Sheriff, etc should be FULLY funded - these are foundational for San Francisco's recovery.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Sincerely,&#13;&#10;

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