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Arts Commission approves draft 2025–27 budget amid hotel-tax uncertainty
Summary
The San Francisco Arts Commission voted unanimously Feb. 3 to approve its proposed fiscal 2025–26 and 2026–27 budget after staff warned of lower hotel-tax receipts, a mayoral directive to cut ongoing general‑fund spending 15% and the planned end of a major Mellon grant.
The San Francisco Arts Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve its proposed operating budget for fiscal 2025–26 and the preliminary plan for 2026–27, as staff warned that hotel-tax revenue is underperforming and citywide directives require reductions to ongoing general‑fund spending.
Deputy Director of Finance and Administration Sarah Hollenbeck presented the proposal and the revenue outlook, telling commissioners that "we are in a position of really having to make some difficult choices." Hollenbeck said the mayor's office had directed departments to "reduce ongoing general fund spending by 15%" as part of a broader effort to close an anticipated city deficit.
The budget the commission approved programs hotel-tax funds, a modest general‑fund allocation, interdepartmental service revenue (work…
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