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Mayor Edwin Lee answers supervisors on schools, IT and health care at policy discussion
Summary
Mayor Edwin Lee appeared before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 24 for a scheduled policy discussion, outlining city steps on school funding, IT consolidation and strategies for health‑care cost control while avoiding comment on pending CPMC permit matters.
At a scheduled policy discussion with members of the Board of Supervisors on July 24 Mayor Edwin Lee answered questions from supervisors about education funding, the city’s information technology programs and local health‑care concerns.
Schools and education: Answering Supervisor Mar (District 1), the mayor described a range of city supports for the San Francisco Unified School District amid statewide cuts. He said the city had provided $28.6 million the prior year and planned $33.4 million in direct support this fiscal year (a 16% increase), and noted that the city’s Department of Children, Youth and Their Families invested $19.5 million in community‑based programs to support student success. He also described rainy‑day reserve assistance the district may draw on.
Information technology: Responding to Supervisor Chiu (District 3), Mayor Lee said the city is centralizing and consolidating IT where it can, keeping departments accountable to project timelines and reporting progress on the Justice Project (three departments connected and additional integrations planned). He noted data‑center consolidation, a move to virtualize servers and an upcoming eMerge rollout, and said he wanted to hold project managers accountable for on‑time delivery.
Health care and hospitals: When Supervisor Campos (District 9) raised health‑cost concerns and noted San Francisco Health Services System rate disputes with CPMC and other hospitals, the mayor said he could not comment in detail about matters pending before the board but reiterated the city’s interest in controlling costs through accountable care organizations, negotiating health‑plan rates for city employees, and leveraging preventive care. On questions about CPMC project details, the mayor repeatedly said he could not discuss the pending matter because of its presence on the board agenda that day.
Gun violence and community safety: Supervisor Avalos (District 11) asked about spikes in violence in several neighborhoods. Mayor Lee said he shared concern and said public safety required combined campaigns of enforcement and community‑based prevention, summer employment programs, and community collaborations. He also stated he would not support measures that violate constitutional protections, and reiterated the administration’s interest in community‑based responses.
Ending: The formal policy discussion concluded after supervisors questioned the mayor on those topics. The session then proceeded to the regular agenda.
