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Community Ambassadors Funding Cut Draws Strong Public Backlash at Budget Hearing
Summary
Supervisors heard hours of public testimony June 12 urging restoration of the OSEA/City community ambassador program after the mayor—s budget funds it in year one but eliminates the second-year allocation; the administration said the cut is both a policy prioritization and a budget tradeoff.
A steady stream of community leaders, providers and current community ambassadors packed the Budget and Appropriation Committee on June 12 to protest a proposed elimination of the OSEA community ambassador program in the second year of the mayor—s budget.
Supervisor Preston and other board members pressed the administration for clarity after inconsistent references to the program—s termination date. City Administrator Carmen Chu and deputies clarified in the hearing that the ambassador program is funded in FY24-25 (the first year of…
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