Press Release
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Statement On San Francisco’s Budget For 2010 – 11 That Invests In Jobs, Protects Public Safety And Social Safety Net
7/27/10 - Mayor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement after the Board of Supervisors approved the City’s FY 2010-11 budget on second reading:
“San Francisco has shown once again we can work together to balance our City budget without new tax increases, while still investing in jobs and economic development for the future and protecting public safety and our social safety net,” said Mayor Newsom. “Working together with the Board of Supervisors and through strong partnerships with our public employee unions, we’ve prevented police and firefighter layoffs, invested in our infrastructure, roads and parks, restored funding to vital health services and protected universal afterschool and innovative new education initiatives.”
The City’s final $6.55 billion budget prioritizes investment in infrastructure, jobs and economic development, protects public safety and preserves the City’s social safety net for the most vulnerable – without new tax increases. The budget closes the projected $482.7 million deficit through City government efficiencies and reforms, and significant public employee union concessions.
The full Board of Supervisors approved the FY 2010-11 budget in a vote 10-1 on July 20, and again approved today after a second reading.