• Securing funding for food access programs while protecting the Babies and Families First Fund with no cuts to childcare services

• Restoring funding to support the Richmond’s small businesses and community 

• Supporting a First Year Permit Fee waiver for small businesses

• Restoring funding that protects single-room occupancy tenants

• Restoring full funding for the Ethics Commission 

• Providing fair wages and support for workers and service organizations

• Requiring quarterly reports for police overtime spending to improve transparency and make sure our public safety dollars are going where they are needed most

• Increasing funding for shelter beds while protecting funding to house transitional aged youth

• Temporarily halting tax increases to support business still in recovery from the pandemic, and providing additional incentives for new businesses to relocate in our struggling downtown areas

The restoration of these vital services fulfills our promise to serve every San Franciscan and creates a more equitable budget that isn’t balanced on the backs of our most vulnerable. I am proud of the work of our budget committee, but I also know we are still facing a huge challenge in the coming years. I am committed to continue to work with our community partners and the Mayor's Office to provide fiscal accountability to the city and its residents.