San Francisco Budget Deficit – Page 2

San Francisco School District to Slash 927 ‘Vacant’ Jobs To Avoid Projected $421 Million Deficit

December 13, 2023 12:00 pmDecember 13, 2023 12:00 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) came closer to eliminating 927 vacant positions during a meeting on Tuesday night as they scramble to avoid what is projected to be a $421 million budget deficit by 2025. Since the late...

San Francisco Teachers Union Avoids Strike By Reaching New Deal With District

October 20, 2023 11:53 amOctober 20, 2023 11:53 am

The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) teachers union reached a deal with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) on Friday, narrowly avoiding the first teacher’s strike to occur in the city since 1979. For the past three years,...

San Francisco Teachers Union Votes To Authorize Strike

October 13, 2023 7:19 pmOctober 13, 2023 7:19 pm

The United Educators of San Francisco teachers union voted to authorize a strike on Thursday against the San Francisco Unified School District. For the past three years, teachers in San Francisco have warned of a possible strike if teacher pay...

New San Francisco Grand Jury Report Finds That 1 in 4 Teachers In City Are Uncredentialed

June 17, 2023 2:30 amJune 17, 2023 7:22 am

According to a new report from the City and County of San Francisco Grand Jury, one in four teachers in San Francisco are currently uncredentialed and not qualified to teach. Before the report came out on Thursday, the San Francisco...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve 220 new SFPD officers in City Budget

July 21, 2022 2:30 amJuly 20, 2022 10:35 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a two-year, $14 billion budget that includes the hiring of 220 police officers to fill vacancies within the San Francisco Police Department, and to help combat the high crime...

San Francisco Police Department Faces Force Reduction of 11%

February 19, 2021 6:02 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:01 am

A proposal by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) was released Thursday detailing a plan to cut their police force by 11% later this month; 167 officers could be let go later this month. And that’s just the beginning. Due...

San Francisco Housing Advocates Protest Scaling Back Homeless Sheltering Program

December 29, 2020 2:21 amDecember 28, 2020 9:05 pm

On Sunday, housing advocates led by Hotels not Hospitals protested in San Francisco’s Union Square over a city plan to scale back a program that has placed homeless individuals in hotels. The program, started earlier this year to protest the...