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Breed Introduces New Record $15 Billion Budget That Increases Spending Despite Deficit

Mayor London Breed introduced the city's highest-ever $14.6 billion budget Wednesday, which despite a $780 million deficit, has big spending increases for police, homelessness, and anti-drug measures.

Deficit Times Again? Mayor Breed Says SF Looking At $728 Million Budget Shortfall

SF has gone from a $650 million deficit, to a $108 million surplus, and now back to a $728 million deficit, all in less than two years, and Mayor Breed is ordering department heads to slash their budgets ASAP.

SF Mayor, Board of Supervisors Reach Deal On Budget One Day Before Fiscal Year Begins

SF Mayor London Breed and the Board of Supervisors announced Wednesday that they had reached a deal on a $13 billion budget for the new fiscal year which begins Thursday, July 1 — and it includes another $32 million for the city's rent-relief program.

Breed’s New Budget Commits $1 Billion to Fighting Homlesseness Amidst Unexpected Surplus

Mayor Breed announced her $13 billion budget Tuesday, with a surprise $157 million surplus, and a billion-dollar pledge to housing the homeless population.

Breed’s New Budget Defunds Police by $120 Million to Cut $1.5 Billion Deficit

SFPD and the sheriff’s department get defunded by the tune of $120 million in Mayor Breed’s just-announced, $26 billion two-year budget.

Twitter Tax Break And Proposed Free City College On Chopping Block Following Trump's Win

San Francisco's liberal bubble is potentially facing serious strains under the looming presidency of Donald Trump. As we noted earlier, and as the Chronicle reports again, if the president-elect follows through on his

SF's Best-Paid City Workers Hit New Income Highs

As opposed to the calendar year that we all recognize as beginning on January 1, San Francisco's fiscal year begins anew on July 1 of every year. And though the revelry that one

San Francisco's City Worker Salaries, By The Numbers

You already know that San Francisco has a $9.6 billion budget — "more than the budgets of 13 states and scores of countries around the world," the Chron notes. As reported earlier this

Mayor Ups Proposed Budget To $9.6 Billion With Emphasis On Cleanliness, Homelessness Spending

For the fiscal year starting on July 1, Mayor Lee has proposed that San Francisco's budget increase, mostly on the back of property taxes, by around $700 million to reach $9.6 billion.

SF Arts Commission Demands $919 Chairs, Talks Smack About Staples

The Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee wrapped up its negotiations regarding San Francisco's proposed $8.6 billion spending plan in record time Wednesday night. While negotiations were definitely less contentious than

Mayor Lee's San Francisco Budget Proposal By The Numbers

On Monday, SF Mayor Ed Lee presented his proposed two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 and 2015-16. It now heads to the Board of Supervisors for their approval (or lack thereof). Here

Blue Angels Will NOT Fly During Fleet Week 2013

That rumbling over the sky each October won't be heard this year as the Blue Angels will not fly Fleet Week 2013. Budget cuts, it seems, is the issue here. The air acrobats

Gavin Newsom Will Save State Economy

Seeing as how Gavin Newsom fixed the city's lackluster job market and disabled budget during his tenure as San Francisco mayor, it should come as no surprise that the budding lieutenant governor plans

Does California Have a Budget Yet?

Short Answer: Yes, but nobody's happy about it. Long Answer: Democrats in the state legislature sent Jerry Brown a budget plan that closed the $9.6 billion gap last night, but it still

26 Teachers Arrested in Sacramento While Protesting Education Cuts

Hot on the heels of news that San Francisco USD will be laying off 139 educators at the end of the school year, comes a report from Sacramento that over two dozen teachers

California Announces Closure of 70 State Parks

California park officials today announced the closure of 70 parks, including Tomales Bay, due to the state's harrowing budget deficit. Sacramento Bee reports: "Gov. Jerry Brown's January budget plan proposed reducing the state

California Tax Revenue $2 Billion More Than Projected

The math wizards in Sacramento are reporting a $2 billion bump in tax revenue after running the numbers on those taxes you filed in April. Eager and optimistic analysts are already saying it's

What The Government Shutdown Could Mean For You

With no budget deal on the horizon, the Obama administration warned today that a federal government shutdown would spark layoffs of as many as 800,000 federal employees and "could stall tax refunds,

Jerry Brown Won't Reach Budget Deal On Time

Much to no one's surprise, Governor Jerry Brown admitted this morning that he might not reach a budget deal by Thursday, "his self-imposed 60-day deadline," even though floor votes in the Legislature are

Gov. Brown Orders State Hiring Freeze

For his third executive order since taking office in January, Governor Jerry Brown has ordered all state agencies to "freeze hiring" in an effort to reduce further spending. "We have a $25 billion

Arts & Entertainment

SF Sketchfest on a Budget

FunCheapSF, the site that's always got your back in terms of monetary concerns, is hooking you up with a handy list of sweet half-price ticket deals for a variety of SF Sketchfest shows

Brown To Confiscate 48,000 Cell Phones

Call him Governor Viola Swamp if you must, because Jerry Brown just ordered an astounding 48,000 government-paid cell phones - that's around half of those used by government employees - be returned

Brown's "Painful" $12.5 Billion Budget Cut Proposal

"What I propose will be painful," Governor Jerry Brown said to reporters at the Capitol after unveiling a budget proposal that, among other things, will include an 8 percent to 10 percent cut

More Parking Tickets In 2011

This should go over swimmingly with some San Franciscans. Looking to fill Muni's $21 million budget shortfall, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency officials plan on ticketing divers more in 2011. Yes, in lieu

California Budget Finished, Finally

California lawmakers approved "the tardiest budget in state history this morning" after an epic session at the Capitol this morning. "The $87.5 billion spending plan relies on rosy assumptions about revenues from