San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a $15.9 billion city budget Thursday for the next two fiscal years.
The budget closes an $817.5 million deficit. It preserves funding for the police department, fire department, District Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office and sets aside $400 million in reserves to prepare for future financial challenges amidst federal funding uncertainty.
The budget allocates the most funding for public works, transportation and commerce at $6.23 billion as well as community health at $3.38 billion. It also devotes about $3 billion to human welfare and neighborhood development, $2.22 billion to public protection and $1.68 billion to general city responsibilities.
Last month, the budget advanced unanimously from the Budget Committee. This month, the Board of Supervisors passed it with a 10-to-1 vote, with District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder dissenting.
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