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San Francisco officials outline COVID-19 costs, hotel sheltering estimates and rebalancing plan
Summary
City budget director and controller told the Budget & Finance Committee the city expects substantial COVID-19 costs, including $35 million for nearly 4,000 hotel units for 90 days, substantial FEMA-reimbursable portions, and an anticipated $180–$280 million current-year budget shortfall that will require a rebalancing plan.
Kelly Kirkpatrick, the mayor’s budget director, and Ben Rosenfield, San Francisco’s controller, told the Budget and Finance Committee on April 8 that the city is tracking a range of pandemic-related expenses and working to capture federal and state reimbursements.
"Departments will spend an estimated 50 to a $100,000,000 for core operations related to COVID response," Kirkpatrick said during a remote presentation, listing Public Health staffing, PPE, transportation and temporary housing as major cost categories. Rosenfield said departments had already put about $15 million "out the door," including roughly $10 million for staffing.
The controller provided an early estimate for hotel-based temporary housing: "We currently the city currently…
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