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SF Has a $13B Budget. Here’s How It Makes All That Money

Written by Sophie BearmanPublished May. 27, 2022 • 3:03pm

San Francisco has a massive—and complicated—budget that topped $13 billion this year. Yet in order to spend that money, it also had to earn it…in revenue.

In this video explainer, we break down how the city makes its money, and who gets to decide how the money is allocated.

Sophie Bearman can be reached at [email protected]


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