S.F. budget cuts 1,600 jobs, trims services
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $6.6 billion budget Monday for the 2009-10 fiscal year that he said “does a lot of extraordinary things” including bridging a half-billion-dollar deficit without raising taxes or laying off police officers, firefighters or teachers.
But many at City Hall weren’t buying the mayor’s glass-half-full emphasis, saying any >b?budget that slashes 1,600 jobs, includes a plan to contract out hundreds more, and cuts millions in substance abuse and mental health services is nowhere close to perfect.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
