The Budget and Appropriations Committee shall be comprised of five full-time members, and shall convene between February 1 and August 1 of each year, and at any other time during the year that the President of the Board determines in writing. Unless otherwise designated by the President, the members of the subcommittee Budget and Appropriations Committee shall include the three members of the Budget and Finance Committee. By March 1 each year, the chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee shall introduce a motion for consideration by the Board, delineating the budget process for the coming months, including but not limited to: the Committee's anticipated hearing topics from March through June; the process for the Board to identify and publicly communicate its policy priorities for the budget; whether the Board will schedule Committees of the Whole to hold hearings on the Mayor's budget instructions, the Mayor's budget priorities, the Mayor's proposed budget, the Board's proposed spending plan, or other topics; and the Committee's guidelines regarding public transparency and decision-making.
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Mayor's Prop I Repeal Would Cost City $390M for Affordable Housing Over Four Years
The People's Budget Coalition warns that repealing the Prop I transfer tax would cost $390 million over four years, gutting a key revenue source for affordable housing and rent relief.
Why it matters: Since 2020, Prop I has delivered $200 million for affordable housing and rent relief; its repeal would benefit investment groups while 17,000 affordable homes in the pipeline await funding.
MOHCD Ordered to Cut $8.5M—Entire Community-Based Services Portfolio at Risk of Elimination
MOHCD's $8.5 million ongoing general fund reduction would eliminate 69 grants supporting case management, digital equity, and culturally responsive stabilization services for low-income and immigrant families.
Why it matters: Eighty percent of MOHCD community development clients are extremely low income; cutting the community-based services portfolio would remove the only government-funded safety net for entire ethnic communities, including four Filipino-serving organizations.
Domestic Worker and Immigrant Service Programs Face Elimination Amid Federal Crackdown
Budget cuts to MOHCD's domestic worker program and community-based services would strip protections from an undocumented workforce already facing wage theft and federal immigration enforcement threats.
Why it matters: Nearly one in four immigrant workers navigates barriers to formal employment; cutting culturally competent services removes the only accessible pathway for wage recovery and labor rights enforcement for workers who fear federal deportation.
San Francisco
SF Youth WorksBudget & Appropriations Committee6d agoApril 22, 2026
Proposed $2M Cut Threatens to Eliminate 80% of SF Youth Works Internships
HRC's proposed $2 million cut to SF Youth Works would eliminate 80% of youth internship slots, prompting fierce opposition from youth, nonprofits, and the Youth Commission.
Why it matters: Youth Works has served 7,000 teens since 1997, providing first job experiences to over 90% low-income participants; cuts come as youth unemployment is at its highest since the pandemic.
OEWD Lays Off 13 Staff—Workers Say Cuts Target People of Color and Queer Employees
OEWD eliminated 19 positions including 8 on the workforce side; laid-off staff testified that every workforce-side layoff hit a Black, Brown, or queer employee.
Why it matters: OEWD is the city's lead workforce department; with federal HR1 work requirements taking effect June 1, reducing workforce capacity could leave thousands unable to comply and at risk of losing food and healthcare benefits.
HSA Scales Programs to Meet Federal Work Requirements as 19,000 CalFresh Clients Face Mandates
HSA is restructuring workforce programs to serve CalFresh and Medi-Cal clients facing new federal work requirements, eliminating $2.1 million in specialized sub-population programs to scale broader services.
Why it matters: Starting June 1, CalFresh and Medicaid recipients must prove 80 hours of work or training monthly; failure means losing food and healthcare benefits for the most vulnerable residents.
San Francisco
Dignity Fund CoalitionBudget & Appropriations Committee13d agoApril 15, 2026
Dozens of seniors and advocates pack City Hall to protest proposed cuts as 'penny wise, pound foolish'
Over 40 public commenters — seniors, disability advocates, nonprofit leaders and domestic workers — urged supervisors to restore funding, arguing preventive community services cost far less than emergency and institutional care.
Why it matters: Speakers presented data that 98% of community service clients report positive health impacts, that isolated seniors cost Medicare $6.7 billion more annually, and that nearly half of single unhoused adults are over 50 — making cuts to prevention programs a likely cost-shift to hospitals and shelters.
San Francisco
Booker T. WashingtonBudget & Appropriations Committee13d agoApril 15, 2026
Advocates warn cuts would disproportionately hit Black, LGBTQ and immigrant seniors
Representatives from Booker T. Washington, Stepping Stone Health, and immigrant worker organizations argued the proposed cuts would fall hardest on communities already facing systemic disparities.
Why it matters: DAS data shows its clients are disproportionately BIPOC, and the Dignity Fund needs assessment found LGBTQ participation rates are half the eligible population — making cuts to targeted programs an equity concern.
San Francisco
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