Mayor Daniel Lurie last week asked the San Francisco Department of Public Health to cut an additional $40 million from its budget over the next two years.
Lurie requested $20 million come from staff reductions, and another $20 million in cuts from community-based organizations. “This may result in service reductions given the magnitude of reductions required to close the deficit,” a memo from the mayor’s office to the department read.
Community groups are already facing cuts. Over 100 people flooded last month’s health commission meeting to protest $17 million in contracts with such groups that were already on the chopping block. Several returned Monday evening for another round of lobbying amid the new demands…