Community groups press SF supervisors to protect service funding
Hundreds of residents, nonprofit workers and union members attended the final public hearing before San Francisco's budget vote. They urged supervisors to protect funding for youth, homelessness, immigrant family and public safety programs.
The Board of Supervisors Budget and Appropriations Committee held its final public hearing on June 24, filling City Hall room 250 with speakers from the People's Budget Coalition and allied groups. Many argued that counseling, mental health support, job training and violence prevention for young people should be treated as safety investments during budget talks.
The coalition includes more than 150 nonprofits, community organizations and labor unions. Supervisors are scheduled to take a final vote on the 2026 to 2027 and 2027 to 2028 budgets on June 26, as Mayor Daniel Lurie's two year plan tries to close fiscal gaps while making changes that have worried service providers.