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San Francisco budget hearing draws hours of public comment on housing, childcare, immigrant outreach and mental health
Summary
Dozens of residents and nonprofit leaders urged the Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee to restore or increase funding for programs ranging from immigrant parent outreach and senior subsidies to childcare, suicide prevention and homelessness services. The committee continued the hearing to the following Wednesday.
Sandra Lee Fewer, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, opened a public comment session on the mayor's proposed two‑year spending plan, noting the agenda covers an appropriation ordinance and an annual salary ordinance for fiscal years ending June 30, 2020 and 2021. The meeting was set aside to hear community priorities before the committee acts later in the budget process.
Speakers from community groups, service providers and residents pressed the committee for funding across multiple areas. Advocates for immigrant parents repeatedly asked the board to fully fund the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative at…
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