Mayor Breed announces SF budget for next 2 years, revealing key city priorities

RUDY GIULIANI, BUT TODAY SHE SEEMED TO BORROW A PAGE FROM HIS BOOK. >> EVERYBODY IS HAPPY TODAY BECAUSE IT'S MONEY DAY. REPORTER: BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THERE IS LESS OF IT COMING IN, FORCING THE MAYOR AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO BALANCE A BUDGET BY CUTTING 700 $80 MILLION -- $780 MILLION IN EXPENSES. THE FUNDING TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND INTO SHELTERS AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WILL IN FACT INCREASE BY 3%. >> OF COURSE, NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT I HAVE MADE TO TAKE RESOURCES BUT ARE NOT BEING USED -- THAT ARE NOT BEING USED AND SPEND THEM ON PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW NEED HELP AND SUPPORT NOW. AND I DON'T REALLY CARE. REPORTER: THE BUDGET WILL ALSO TRY TO BUILD BACK POLICE STAFFING, FUNDING 220 NEW POLICE OFFICERS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. POLICE CHIEF WILLIAMS GOT SAID STAFFING IS A HUGE -- SCOTT SAID STAFFING IS A HUGE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB. >> DON'T TALK ABOUT IT. BE ABOUT IT. JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SAY. REPORTER: AS PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY PACKAGE, THE MAYOR UNDERLINES THE EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE OPEN AIR FENTANYL MARKET HAVE ALREADY STARTED. PROGRAMS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO CARE AND REHABILITATION WILL BE EXPANDED. BUT A WARNING TO THOSE PROGRAMS THAT DON'T DELIVER RESULTS -- >> WE ARE DOING A DEEPER DIVE, AND IF YOU ARE DELIVERING, YOU GET FUNDED AND THEN SOME. IF YOU ARE NOT DELIVERING, WE ARE TAKING AWAY DOLLARS. REPORTER: PART OF THE EFFORTS TO RESTORE DOWNTOWN WILL BE CONTINGENT ON HOW SAFE PEOPLE FEEL. ANOTHER FACTOR IS TO BRING NEW BUSINESSES IN BY DELIVERING TAX INCENTIVES. >> I KNOW SOME OF THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT GOING TO BE POPULAR. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T CARE. I DIDN'T BECOME MAYOR TO BE -- TO BE AFRAID TO DO THIS JOB THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. REPORTER: THOSE TAX CUTS OR TAX DELAYS WILL OF COURSE HAVE AN IMPACT ON WHAT THE CITY BRINGS IN. BUT THE MAYOR THINKS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET SO THE MAYOR CAN SIGN IT BY AUGUST 1.

Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area

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Keywords: news, san francisco mayor london breed, san francisco city budget, homeless, funding, san francisco economy, unhoused, 14.6 billion yearly budget san francisco, san francisco new business tax incentives, san francisco police, sfpd

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Length: 2min 25sec (145 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 01 2023