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Mayor Lee outlines budget shortfalls and discusses expanding Park Patrol, cites $2.7 million estimate to double force
Summary
At the April 15, 2014 Board of Supervisors meeting Mayor Lee said the city faces multi‑year budget shortfalls and that doubling Recreation and Park Department Park Patrol would cost about $2.7 million; he described a staffing reallocation that would raise neighborhood patrols by 25 percent when Candlestick positions are reassigned.
Mayor Lee told the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 15 that the city faces a projected two‑year budget shortfall and that increasing uniformed park enforcement would be part of budget planning.
The mayor said the city is projecting a $66 million shortfall in year one and $133 million in year two and is negotiating with 27 labor unions as it prepares a two‑year balanced budget. "We will craft a balanced budget that keeps our city affordable, invests in housing and transportation, and protects our social safety net services for our most vulnerable families," he said.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, who led the question, said San Francisco has "approximately 220 park…
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