Board of Supervisors adopts $7.9 billion two‑year budget, restores HIV services and boosts housing and workforce funds

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a two-year budget for fiscal years 2013'14 and 2014'15 on a unanimous roll call, approving a package of ordinances and resolutions that Supervisor Farrell described as a $7.9 billion plan.

The package funds city departments and programs across two years and includes specific additions that supervisors highlighted in remarks before the vote: restored funding for federally cut HIV/AIDS services, $2 million for workforce training, $2 million for direct youth services, additional police and fire academy classes, new gardeners for city parks, and increased reserves. Supervisor Farrell said the changes reflected input from multiple town halls and the board's budget process: "I am excited to be here, today, with my budget and finance committee colleagues and the rest of you to have our 2 year budget in front of us," he said.

The board took up items 12 through 16 (the central budget ordinances) alongside related budget committee measures (items 20 through 37, with item 31…