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Budget analysts urge reserve as supervisors advance $2.5M violence-prevention supplemental amid sharp debate
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee forwarded a $2,511,746 supplemental appropriation for violence-prevention programs to the full Board while adopting the Budget Analyst’s recommendation to reduce and place funds on reserve. The hearing featured sharp exchanges over report timing, department hiring logistics, and public pleas to restore cuts to community-based programs.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee voted to send an ordinance appropriating $2,511,746 for violence-prevention programs to the full Board with the Budget Analyst’s recommended adjustments — including a $253,657 reduction and placing funds on reserve until clearer expenditure projections were available.
Chair Chris Daly opened the hearing by pressing the Mayor's Office and department staff about delays that limited the Budget Analyst's report. Daly said a mayoral spokesperson had accused him of "playing politics with the city's public safety," an allegation that prompted several members — including Board President Aaron Peskin — to defend the role of the independent budget analysis. Noelle Simmons of the Mayor's Budget Office replied that her team "responded to every information request" and noted a sheriff's CFO vacation had slowed one department's submission.
Ken Bruce of the Budget Analyst's Office summarized…
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