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Supervisors press tech department to target Wi‑Fi funds to public housing and low‑income neighborhoods
Summary
Budget hearings probed Department of Technology plans: the mayor's proposed budget includes roughly $1.5 million over two years for Wi‑Fi/connectivity planning and pilot work, but supervisors urged clearer commitments to public housing and disadvantaged neighborhoods and asked staff to report back on reprogramming non‑general‑fund savings.
Supervisors pressed the Department of Technology and the Mayor's Budget Office on Monday for clearer commitments that Wi‑Fi and connectivity dollars address the city's digital‑divide priorities, specifically public housing and low‑income neighborhoods.
Miguel Gamino, the Department of Technology's chief operating officer and acting CIO, told the committee the department had reached agreement with the Budget & Legislative Analyst's recommendations and was ready to move forward but said the department currently had limited capital funding earmarked…
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