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City gives SF Environment $2.6M add‑back; department outlines hires, grants and outreach plans
Summary
The Board of Supervisors provided a $2.6 million one‑year add‑back to the Department of the Environment. Staff outlined six spending buckets—including residential electrification, EV infrastructure, healthy‑ecosystem pilots and a racial‑equity coordinator—funding roughly five FTEs (phased hires) plus professional services and community grants; staff said an additional $1.9M would be needed next fiscal year to continue positions.
At the July 26 meeting, the Department of the Environment presented how it plans to spend a $2.6 million add‑back the Board of Supervisors approved for one year.
Climate Program Manager Cindy Comerford said the allocation is the largest general‑fund add‑back the department has received and that it will be used across six buckets: building‑sector fossil‑fuel elimination (staffing and technical analysis), inclusive outreach and marketing for the…
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