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Arts Commission approves draft FY27–28 budget after heated public pleas to spare cultural centers
Summary
The Arts Commission voted Feb. 2 to approve a draft FY27–28 budget that incorporates a $400,000 ongoing general‑fund reduction target. Cultural‑center leaders urged commissioners to reverse cuts and requested transitional funding to avoid service reductions and layoffs.
The San Francisco Arts Commission approved its proposed FY27–28 budget on Feb. 2 after a two‑hour public hearing that included repeated pleas from cultural‑center leaders and artists to avoid further cuts.
Deputy Director of Finance and Administration Sarah Hollenbeck told commissioners the Arts Commission had been assigned a target to "reduce our ongoing general fund spending by $400,000 a year," a directive the department said it received late in the budget process. Hollenbeck framed the department's presentation around a multiyear citywide deficit and mayoral priorities to preserve core services.
Community leaders said the cuts hit…
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