Lee Presents $7.9 Billion Budget
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today presented his proposed two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and 2014-15. The Mayor’s proposal balances a two year budget that closes budget deficits of…
Newsom Announces 450 Layoffs
to Reconcile 2008-09 Budget Shortfall
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced his 2008-09 budget which includes 450 layoffs to help reconcile a $338 million budget shortfall. By Jesse Dungan June 2, 2008 San Francisco…
Newsom set-aside resolution headed for showdown
Promo photo courtesy www.theshowdownmovie.com By Luke Thomas April 16, 2008 A resolution introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday is headed for a political showdown, Fog City Journal has learned. Luke…
Newsom moves to restrict budget set-asides
Mayor Gavin Newsom File photo by Luke Thomas From the Mayor’s Office of Communications April 15, 2008 Today, I submitted to the Board of Supervisors a Resolution declaring it to…
Bye Bye Buster
Buster’s Place, a drop-in center that offers a temporary respite for San Francisco’s homeless population, is slated for closure March 31 due to budget cuts. Photos by Luke Thomas By…
Supervisors freeze wheelchair ramp funds
By Nicholas Olczak March 21, 2008 The Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday decided that funds for a wheelchair ramp in board chambers should not be re-allocated to counterbalance mid-year cuts…
Mayor “running roughshod” over Board of Supervisors
By Nicholas Olczak March 20, 2008 Supervisor Chris Daly accused the Mayor’s Office of failing to involve the Board of Supervisors in policy issues, speaking during a tense Budget and…