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Bay Area Lawmakers Push State To Shore Up Cash-Strapped Transit Agencies

Bay Area Lawmakers Push State To Shore Up Cash-Strapped Transit Agencies

By Mike Ege
Jan. 19, 2023 • 2:59pm • 2m
San Francisco Set for Hard Times as Huge $728M Budget Hole Could Get Worse

San Francisco Set for Hard Times as Huge $728M Budget Hole Could Get Worse

By Kevin Truong
Dec. 15, 2022 • 5:00pm • 4m
Muni Fare Inspectors Are Out in Force After Pandemic Pause

Muni Fare Inspectors Are Out in Force After Pandemic Pause

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 28, 2022 • 11:57am • 1m
‘Blowing a Hole in Our Budget’: SF Grapples With Massive Fiscal Hit of Remote Work

‘Blowing a Hole in Our Budget’: SF Grapples With Massive Fiscal Hit of Remote Work

By Kevin Truong
Nov. 16, 2022 • 6:30pm • 3m
‘A Major Shock’: Mayor Breed, SF Budget Analysts Acknowledge Remote Work Is Here To Stay

‘A Major Shock’: Mayor Breed, SF Budget Analysts Acknowledge Remote Work Is Here To Stay

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 20, 2022 • 9:46am • 3m
Supervisors To Analyze SF’s Mind-Bending Tax Code As Offices Sit Empty

Supervisors To Analyze SF’s Mind-Bending Tax Code As Offices Sit Empty

By Kevin Truong, Annie Gaus
Sep. 13, 2022 • 1:55pm • 2m
As Nonprofit Workers Strike, Tenderloin Housing Clinic and City Point Fingers

As Nonprofit Workers Strike, Tenderloin Housing Clinic and City Point Fingers

By Garrett Leahy
Jul. 27, 2022 • 6:42pm • 3m
How the Sausage Gets Made in SF’s Budget: Nonprofits Jockey for ‘Add-Backs’

How the Sausage Gets Made in SF’s Budget: Nonprofits Jockey for ‘Add-Backs’

By Mike Ege
Jul. 05, 2022 • 6:30am • 3m
Mayor, Supes Agree on Budget That Preserves Police and Downtown Funding, Boosts Affordable Housing

Mayor, Supes Agree on Budget That Preserves Police and Downtown Funding, Boosts Affordable Housing

By Annie Gaus
Jun. 28, 2022 • 4:44pm • 3m
Supervisors Call for Cuts to Police Budget, But Chief Scott Balks

Supervisors Call for Cuts to Police Budget, But Chief Scott Balks

By Mike Ege
Jun. 24, 2022 • 4:01pm • 3m
Supes Preview: San Francisco’s Budget Battles Begin

Supes Preview: San Francisco’s Budget Battles Begin

By Mike Ege
Jun. 21, 2022 • 2:07pm • 3m
Police, City Workers, Small Businesses Get a Boost in Breed’s $14B Budget Proposal

Police, City Workers, Small Businesses Get a Boost in Breed’s $14B Budget Proposal

By Kevin Truong
Jun. 01, 2022 • 12:27pm • 4m
Explainer: How SF Hammers Out Its $27.8 Billion, Two-Year Budget

Explainer: How SF Hammers Out Its $27.8 Billion, Two-Year Budget

By Mike Ege
Jun. 01, 2022 • 11:00am • 3m
City Workers Set for 10% Pay Raises in New Labor Contracts

City Workers Set for 10% Pay Raises in New Labor Contracts

By Kevin Truong
May. 31, 2022 • 7:31pm • 2m
To Breathe Life Into SF’s Moribund Downtown, Breed Proposes New Help for Small Businesses

To Breathe Life Into SF’s Moribund Downtown, Breed Proposes New Help for Small Businesses

By Kevin Truong
May. 24, 2022 • 2:55pm • 4m
Public Works Estimates $23M Increase in Cleaning Costs, Grapples with Department Split

Public Works Estimates $23M Increase in Cleaning Costs, Grapples with Department Split

By Mike Ege
May. 02, 2022 • 4:31pm • 3m
New Taxes Boost SF Budget as Pandemic Pain Continues

New Taxes Boost SF Budget as Pandemic Pain Continues

By Kevin Truong
Jan. 13, 2022 • 7:58am • 2m
San Francisco Projects First Budget Surplus Since 1998

San Francisco Projects First Budget Surplus Since 1998

By Kevin Truong
Dec. 15, 2021 • 3:07pm • 2m
SF’s Budget in 4 Charts: The Pandemic Effect on City Finances and the Prospects for Recovery

SF’s Budget in 4 Charts: The Pandemic Effect on City Finances and the Prospects for Recovery

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 29, 2021 • 10:23am • 5m
To Help Streets Sparkle, S.F. Looks to Revamped Tech For Cleanup Crews

To Help Streets Sparkle, S.F. Looks to Revamped Tech For Cleanup Crews

By Annie Gaus
Oct. 29, 2021 • 5:36pm • 3m
S.F. Downtown Is Still Dead—But Job Listings, Venture Capital Point to a Possible Rebound

S.F. Downtown Is Still Dead—But Job Listings, Venture Capital Point to a Possible Rebound

By Annie Gaus
Aug. 25, 2021 • 7:25pm • 3m
San Francisco is ‘Looking at’ Ways to Mandate Vaccines for Non-City Employees, Says Mayor Breed

San Francisco is ‘Looking at’ Ways to Mandate Vaccines for Non-City Employees, Says Mayor Breed

By Annie Gaus
Jul. 29, 2021 • 12:14pm • 2m
‘Long Overdue’ Reform of City’s $2B in Annual Grants Will Go Into Effect Next Year

‘Long Overdue’ Reform of City’s $2B in Annual Grants Will Go Into Effect Next Year

By Annie Gaus
Jul. 21, 2021 • 5:11pm • 3m
Flush with Funding, Homelessness Department Shows Persistent Underspending

Flush with Funding, Homelessness Department Shows Persistent Underspending

By Annie Gaus
Jul. 02, 2021 • 4:10pm • 4m
SFPD Chief to Supervisors: ‘We Need Your Support’

SFPD Chief to Supervisors: ‘We Need Your Support’

By Annie Gaus
Jun. 17, 2021 • 10:44pm • 3m
Tenderloin and Mid-Market Improvement Plan Met with High Hopes, and Some Skepticism

Tenderloin and Mid-Market Improvement Plan Met with High Hopes, and Some Skepticism

By Carrie Sisto
Jun. 16, 2021 • 10:19pm • 12m
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Kicks Off $13B Budget Negotiations

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Kicks Off $13B Budget Negotiations

By Annie Gaus
Jun. 09, 2021 • 6:28pm • 3m
London Breed Budget Speech

Mayor Breed Unveils $13B Budget Plan Aimed At ‘Equitable Recovery’

By Annie Gaus
Jun. 01, 2021 • 4:38pm • 4m