San Francisco Budget Deficit – California Globe

San Francisco’s Lurie Deficit: A Fiscal Crisis City Hall Refuses to Address

December 10, 2025 2:55 amDecember 10, 2025 2:56 am

San Francisco faces a daunting financial challenge once again: a projected one-billion-dollar budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s made startling remarks revealed at the Wired conference here last week. Lurie, though acting as the city’s ambassador...

San Francisco Mayor Lurie To Spare SFPD, Other Public Safety From Budget Cuts

May 28, 2025 1:19 pmMay 28, 2025 1:20 pm

According to an updated San Francisco city budget plan on Tuesday, several city agencies will get to avoid the 15% mandatory cuts meant to eliminate the $876 million budget deficit, with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), San Francisco Fire...

Signs of San Diego Budget Mismanagement Grow as Audits Find Millions in Uncollected Fees

May 10, 2025 2:45 amMay 10, 2025 2:46 am

Budgetary problems in the city of San Diego have been seemingly endless since last year. In November, San Diego City Schools announced a $176 million deficit. In February, the city itself was $258 million in the red. Last month, it...

San Francisco Unified School District Says Cuts of 500+ Jobs Needed to Close $113M Budget Deficit

February 13, 2025 6:55 amFebruary 13, 2025 6:56 am

A new plan by San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Maria Su to eliminate 535 jobs to help eliminate $113 million in spending was met by a mixed reaction on Wednesday in the city. The SFUSD has been in financial...

San Diego City Council Scrambles To Make Up $258 Million Budget Deficit

February 12, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 12, 2025 2:46 am

The San Diego City Council met with members of the public Monday night, hoping to find a way to end the current $258 million budget crisis in the city. Throughout California, many major cities are currently facing massive budget deficits....

SFUSD Scraps School Closure Plan, New Superintendent Selected

October 21, 2024 12:51 pmOctober 21, 2024 12:51 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) voted to accept the resignation Superintendent Matt Wayne, and brought in San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) head Maria Su as a replacement. The district announced this past weekend...

Embattled SFUSD Superintendent Matt Wayne To Resign

October 18, 2024 2:45 amOctober 18, 2024 2:46 am

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Matt Wayne announced on Thursday that he will be resigning on Friday amid growing public backlash against the District’s school closure plan. Superintendent since June 2022, Wayne took over the SFUSD as it...