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DPH outlines mayor's proposed budget, flags behavioral-health investments tied to voter measure
Summary
DPH budget staff told the commission the mayor's proposed budget adds roughly $216 million to DPH and includes reinvested public-safety funds for racial-equity initiatives and limited initial funding for Mental Health SF, contingent on a business tax measure and other reimbursements.
Greg Wagner, presenting the Department of Public Health budget briefing to the Health Commission on Aug. 4, described a mayoral proposal that prioritizes COVID-19 response, racial-equity reinvestments and behavioral-health expansion.
Wagner said the mayor's proposed two-year budget adds approximately $216 million of appropriation to DPH within a citywide COVID-19 response package of about $446 million. Major moving pieces in the proposal include pandemic response spending, a $36 million-per-year reallocation from public-safety budgets to racial-equity initiatives (with DPH receiving a share), and behavioral-health…
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