S.F. needs to cut spending by $400M. Here's the mayor's austerity plan.

"Mayor Daniel Lurie said Friday that his office will pare back city functions during next year's budget cuts and focus on "core" services like public safety, clean streets, and transit in a bid to shave some $400 million and continue addressing the deficit. The mayor's office said departments are being instructed to reduce the total number of funded programs and services, stop new hiring, review all contracts for potential savings and reduce administrative costs."

"The cuts, the mayor's office said, will focus on changing how city services are delivered and include elimination of certain programs. The mayor's budget team will be sitting down with department representatives to decide which programs to keep and which to cut. That's a departure from the budgetary planning process of 2025, when every department was told to come up with its own ways to cut 15"

Mayor Lurie plans to pare back city functions and prioritize core services such as public safety, clean streets, and transit to cut about $400 million and reduce the deficit. Departments must reduce funded programs, halt new hiring, review all contracts, and lower administrative costs. Cuts may include layoffs and elimination of certain programs, putting arts and culture, event funding, youth and elder enrichment, and advocacy work at risk. The city projects a $936 million deficit over the next two fiscal years, rising to $1.2 billion by 2029–2030. Departments must also reduce interdepartmental charges by 10 percent, and the mayoral budget team will decide program retention.

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