SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie sent out 127 layoff notices on Monday as the city gears up to eliminate 500 jobs, KRON4 has confirmed. The plan to eliminate the 500 jobs will be concluded through a combination of layoffs and not filling existing open roles, city officials say.
Mayor Lurie called Monday’s job cuts “painful but necessary.”
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Specifics on the remaining cuts will be included in Mayor Lurie’s budget proposal which is due to be released at the end of May or beginning of June. The budget will require approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Mayor Lurie has said he wants to trim the city’s annual spending by $400 million. About $100 million of that will come from job cuts. The remainder will come from cuts to contracts, grants and other programs.
Mayor Lurie issued the following statement regarding Monday’s job cuts:…