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Board of Supervisors approves $1.1 million supplemental to boost street and sidewalk cleaning
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a $1.1 million supplemental appropriation to fund equipment, community grants and additional street-cleaning labor after a contentious debate over timing and permanence of jobs; the final vote was 6–5.
Supervisor Kim on Tuesday won approval from the Board of Supervisors for a $1.1 million supplemental appropriation to expand street and sidewalk cleaning across San Francisco.
The supplemental — reduced from an initial $2.5 million request after an amendment — passed on first reading by a 6–5 vote. The amended ordinance directs $560,000 for new sweepers and equipment, $230,000 for nonprofit community partners, a reduced amount for materials and supplies, and funding to hire additional street-cleaning labor expected to provide approximately 41,150 hours of work (about 19.8 full-time-equivalent positions over a year), according to the budget analyst’s estimate presented at the meeting.
Supervisor Kim framed the appropriation as an urgent response to worsening sidewalk conditions and a surge…
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