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San Francisco fire chief flags difficulty cutting 3% from operating budget while touting recruit progress and convening ambulance review
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White told the Fire Commission the department filed its budget on time but said an across‑the‑board 3% operating cut would be difficult without reducing service; she also reported recruit‑class progress, recent promotions and the reconvening of an ambulance working group to study response pressures on weekend nights.
Chief Joanne Hayes White told the San Francisco Fire Commission on Feb. 22 that the department had submitted its budget on time but would struggle to implement a city‑requested 3% operating reduction without harming service. "We remain on track for revenue and expenditures," White said, and added her office is continuing discussions with the mayor's budget office, including a conversation she had with Melissa Whitehouse, the mayor's budget director.
The chief updated commissioners on…
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