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Mayor's office and city agencies flag major exposure from governor's May revise

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · May 19, 2010
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City officials told the Board of Supervisors' Budget & Finance Committee that the governor's May revise proposes roughly $19.1 billion in statewide shortfalls and deep program cuts that could cost San Francisco tens of millions; HSA and Public Health estimated combined potential local impacts in the tens of millions if proposals pass.

Kate Howard of the mayor's budget office briefed the Budget & Finance Committee on the governor's May revise and outlined a set of proposals that, if enacted, would reduce state spending by about $12.4 billion and assume roughly $3.4 billion in federal funds. "The governor's May revise expects a $19,100,000,000 shortfall in the state's budget," Howard told supervisors, citing the administration's numbers.

Howard highlighted several specific proposals in the governor's outline: elimination of many childcare subsidies except preschool, a proposal to eliminate the CalWORKs program entirely and steep…

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