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Board OKs $4 million amendment to Mid‑Market/Tenderloin safety grant after tense budget debate
Summary
The board approved a $4 million increase to a grant for the Mid‑Market/Tenderloin community‑based safety program amid competing budget priorities and a lone no vote from Budget Chair Connie Chan.
The Board of Supervisors voted 10–1 on Feb. 25 to approve the sixth amendment to a grant agreement between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Mid Market Foundation to manage the Mid Market/Tenderloin Community Based Safety Program. The amendment increases the grant by $4 million for a new total of approximately $68,800,000 through June 30, 2025.
Context and debate: Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, who sponsored the item, and other supporters described the community ambassadors and safety programs as essential to neighborhoods like the Tenderloin and Mid‑Market and credited them with crime reductions in targeted areas. “These community ambassadors… have…
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