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Commission approves Department of Environment budget amid public calls for more climate funding
Summary
After a department presentation on grant timing and an operating deficit, the commission voted to approve the Department of Environment's FY21–22 budget and unanimously authorized the president to send a letter urging the mayor's office and Board of Supervisors to increase dedicated funding for climate and environmental-justice work.
The San Francisco Commission on the Environment approved the Department of Environment’s draft FY21–22 budget after a lengthy public-comment period in which dozens of callers urged the commission and city leaders to increase funding for climate action and environmental justice.
Joe Salem, the department’s fiscal manager, presented a budget overview and stressed the distinction between the department’s AAO (annual appropriation ordinance) submission and its operating budget. Salem said the city is projecting “a $653,000,000 deficit over the next 2 fiscal years,” described required general‑fund reduction targets set by the mayor’s office, and…
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