BART Projects Potential $477M Budget Deficit Over Next Decade

BART Projects Potential $477M Budget Deficit Over Next Decade

As revenue growth slows, BART is facing the possibility of a $477 million budget deficit over the next 10 years, BART officials said today. BART…

SFUSD Approves Budget Increase With Help of Boost in State Funding

SFUSD Approves Budget Increase With Help of Boost in State Funding

State funding increases allowed the San Francisco Unified School District board on Tuesday to approve a nearly 10 percent operating budget increase for the next…

Budget and Finance Committee Approves Mayor’s Two Year, $8.9B City Budget

Budget and Finance Committee Approves Mayor’s Two Year, $8.9B City Budget

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee voted unanimously today to support the $8.9 billion two-year city budget proposed by San Francisco…

Mayor Lee Signs $17 Billion Budget for Next Two Years

Mayor Lee Signs $17 Billion Budget for Next Two Years

Mayor Ed Lee signed a two-year $17.2 billion balanced budget for San Francisco this morning, calling it the first time in six years the city…

SF Supes Committee Approves $17 Billion Two-Year Budget

SF Supes Committee Approves $17 Billion Two-Year Budget

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ committee has reached a consensus on the mayor’s roughly $17 billion two-year budget for fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16….

Mixed Reactions From Bay Area Representatives After $156 Billion State Budget Passes

Mixed Reactions From Bay Area Representatives After $156 Billion State Budget Passes

California lawmakers approved the 2014-15 state budget of roughly $156 billion Sunday prompting varied reactions from Bay Area representatives. Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, the…

Mayor Presents Budget To Board Of Supes: $21.6 For Homeless Services, 10% Service Increase For Muni

Mayor Presents Budget To Board Of Supes: $21.6 For Homeless Services, 10% Service Increase For Muni

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee presented his budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to the Board of Supervisors today, outlining his two-year financial plans…

CA Needs Two-Year Extension To Meet Court-Ordered Cap On Prison Population

CA Needs Two-Year Extension To Meet Court-Ordered Cap On Prison Population

The head of California’s prisons said today that Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $9.8 billion budget for corrections in the next fiscal year is aimed at…

Supes Give Initial OK To SF’s $7.9 Billion Budget

Supes Give Initial OK To SF’s $7.9 Billion Budget

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors gave unanimous initial approval today to the city’s $7.9 billion budget for the next two fiscal years. The budget “reflects…

SF’s “Sweet” Budget: 300 New Cops, $130 Million For Schools

SF’s “Sweet” Budget: 300 New Cops, $130 Million For Schools

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee presented his proposed two-year budget this morning calling it prudent yet optimistic about economic growth. Along with nearly the full…

Appealing Events: Meet To Ponder San Francisco’s Budget

Appealing Events: Meet To Ponder San Francisco’s Budget

Mayor Lee and his band of Supervisors have announced a mini-tour of governmental splendor that is set to rock your district. They’re out to rep…

Want To Tell BART How To Spend Their Money In 2014?

Want To Tell BART How To Spend Their Money In 2014?

BART management has come up with a preliminary budget for 2014, but now the transit org says they want your help to ensure they’re spending…