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MOHCD affirms immigrant legal grants; OEWD outlines workforce reductions as public commenters demand restorations
Summary
MOHCD told supervisors it plans no general‑fund decreases for ongoing immigrant legal grants while OEWD said workforce and community economic development programs face $4.4M in proposed reductions; immigrant legal advocates and workforce providers testified that their services are crucial to community safety.
San Francisco — At the May 8 Appropriations Committee hearing, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development summarized how the mayor’s proposed budget would treat immigrant legal services and programs that support workforce development.
Sheila Nicholas of MOHCD said two long‑running, city‑funded collaborations — the San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network and the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative — are funded this year at approximately $1.9 million and $6.6 million respectively…
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