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OEWD seeks $10M for small‑business grants and $25M for downtown/Tenderloin recovery as workforce funding is cut
Summary
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development proposed a $156.6M budget focused on equitable recovery: $10M for small‑business grants, $25M for Tenderloin/Mid‑Market safety ambassadors and $2.5M for downtown activations; supervisors expressed concern about a $13.4M cut to workforce programs largely driven by one‑time COVID funding expirations.
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development told the Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 15 that its FY22‑23 proposal centers on equity and recovery even as it cuts some workforce programs that relied on prior one‑time pandemic funding.
Montana Cruz, speaking for OEWD, described a two‑pronged strategy to help small businesses and revive downtown. She said the department’s proposed FY22‑23 budget totals about $156.6 million — a modest net increase driven by targeted “near‑term investments” — including $10 million to replenish small‑business grant programs (commercial rent relief…
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