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Environment Department lays out FY24–25 priorities as midyear budget cuts loom

San Francisco Environment Commission · December 4, 2023
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Summary

Department leaders presented program‑level priorities and budget context: climate action and building decarbonization, curbside EV feasibility and pilots, a DOE grant to plan 200 heat‑pump installations, a gas‑powered landscaping equipment incentive, and reuse/recycling initiatives amid midyear cuts.

Department leadership and program managers briefed the commission on priorities for fiscal year 2024–25, framed by the mayor nd mayoral team nnounced midyear general fund reductions totaling $75 million in the current fiscal year (about $35 million ongoing). Deputy director Leo Chi and program managers described a 1–2 year horizon focused on highest‑priority policies and implementation.

Cindy Comerford (climate program) said the department will begin a 2025 update of San Francisco's Climate Action Plan, advance building decarbonization policies (targeting residential or commercial work through a task force) and pursue financing strategies to overcome cost barriers for decarbonization. "Building decarbonization has shown to be really…

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