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City budget instructions call for 15% ongoing general‑fund reduction; finance official flags $876M five‑year gap
Summary
Mark Corso of the city finance office told the Fire Commission that departments were instructed to submit proposals reflecting ongoing 15% general‑fund reductions and that the city's five‑year projections show growing deficits; departmental submissions are due Feb. 21.
Mark Corso, deputy director of finance and planning, told the San Francisco Fire Commission on Jan. 8 that city budget instructions released in December ask departments to submit proposals reflecting ongoing reductions and that the city's five‑year forecasts project continuing deficits.
Corso summarized the mayor's three priorities: maintain core services, continue work on homelessness and mental-health treatment, and identify efficiencies across departments. He said the formal instruction to departments called for…
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