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SF budget chair sets priorities, plans August exit from role

San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee: Committee sent the FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 budget priorities motion to the full Board 3-0. Chair Connie Chan plans to step down in August 2026.
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San Francisco
Budget and Appropriations Committee Meeting
March 18, 2026

TL;DR

  • Budget and Appropriations Committee recommended the Board's FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 budget priorities motion to the full Board, 3-0.
  • Chair Connie Chan announced she'll step down as committee chair in August 2026 after this year's budget process wraps.
  • Chan's stated priorities include "chop from the top," reviewing contracts of $1 million or less, cutting administrative costs, and protecting services for immigrants, LGBTQ+ residents, seniors, people with disabilities, children and youth, tenants, unhoused people, and working families.

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