SF mayor expected to sign 2-year, $15.9 billion budget plan

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Thursday was expected to sign the city’s $15.9 billion budget for the next two years.

The city’s budget committee unanimously advanced the plan last month, and in the weeks that followed, the board has discussed and voted on specific aspects of the budget.

Some of the budget plan’s highlights include maintaining funding levels for police and fire; major cuts to areas such as housing services, workforce development, public works and legal aid; restrictions on long-term RV parking; and a number of ways to bring in more revenue to city parks.

Lurie’s budget received opposition from hundreds of people who lined up last month to give public comment at City Hall. The group calls itself the “people’s budget coalition,” and it consists of more than 150 local service groups banding together to oppose deep cuts proposed by the mayor.

But at this point, the majority of the mayor’s proposals are pushing through. Lurie has called it a big win for his administration and for San Francisco.

As for Lurie and his approval rating, a recent poll by the San Francisco Chronicle compared Lurie to his predecessor, London Breed and indicated that attitudes about the city overall have changed, with a majority now rating the quality of life to be good or excellent.

Even with his recent victories, Lurie continues to say it still is not enough to get the city back on track and there is more work to be done.

Source: NBC Bay Area