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Public commenters urge protection for social services and criticize redevelopment amid budget talk

San Francisco County Budget & Finance Committee · March 2, 2011
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Summary

During public comment at the Budget & Finance Committee hearing, advocates warned that state cuts to Medi-Cal, IHSS and childcare would strain local services and urged supervisors to protect vulnerable residents; one speaker criticized redevelopment—s historical impact on the Fillmore district.

Several members of the public used the committee—s public-comment period on March 1 to urge action to preserve social services and to criticize redevelopment practices.

Thomas Picariello of the Tenderloin asked the administration to clarify the assumptions behind the mayor—s deficit projection and whether the projection assumes ballot measures pass. "I would like to know what assumptions he made regarding the June ballot…

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