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Mayor Lurie announces $37.5 million private seed for behavioral-health fund; stresses public-safety staffing plan
Summary
Mayor Daniel Lurie told the Board of Supervisors the administration launched a public-private 'Breaking the Cycle' fund seeded with $37,500,000 in private contributions and outlined a plan to restore SFPD and sheriff staffing while protecting core city services amid an $800 million budget gap.
Mayor Daniel Lurie told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 13 that his administration has launched a public‑private initiative called the Breaking the Cycle fund, seeded with $37,500,000 in private funding to support behavioral‑health and homelessness responses.
Lurie said the seed funding is intended to “move people off the streets and onto a path to stability,” while also keeping public spaces “clean and safe” and using taxpayer dollars responsibly. He connected the initiative to recent board action, thanking supervisors for support of the Fentanyl State of Emergency ordinance.
The mayor also described a…
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