Mayor Breed's proposed budget includes phasing out the Community Ambassador Program, despite its success in providing safety escorts, street cleaning, crime reduction, and addressing opioid overdoses.
Supervisors, including Supervisor Dean Preston, are opposing Breed's plan to cut the program, highlighting its importance for public safety and positive community interactions.
Although Breed's budget includes increasing public safety staffing, the phase-out of city-employed CAP ambassadors in favor of nonprofit-contracted ambassadors is raising concerns about reduced community presence.
The proposal suggests cutting the $3 million annual cost of city-employed CAP ambassadors but potentially shifting more funding towards nonprofits like Urban Alchemy for the same services.
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