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HSH warns of Prop C shortfall and mayoral cut targets as department seeks efficiencies
Summary
HSH finance staff briefed commissioners on a projected general‑fund shortfall citywide and a Prop C gap that could create roughly a $33M annual shortfall for HSH; the mayor has asked departments for 10% ongoing reductions and 5% contingency reductions, prompting commissioners, providers and advocates to urge protection of direct services.
HSH’s chief of administration and finance, Gigi Whitley, told the commission that the city projects a roughly $800 million general‑fund deficit over two fiscal years and that HSH faces belt‑tightening pressures from both Prop C revenue volatility and mayoral reduction targets.
Whitley said HSH’s roughly $717 million budget is about 40% general fund and that the Our City Our Home (Prop C) fund is projected to have a structural shortfall that creates approximately a $33…
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