"Not UCSF (potentially out $5.8 million). Definitely not Livable City (quite possibly dropped from the public health budget entirely). And definitely not the health commissioners. "There is really no joy in any of the decisions that we've been trying to make,"said Department of Public Health Director Daniel Tsai to the nearly 100 people who came to make a case for reinstating their funding. "And sometimes it's a question of what is the least difficult or least harmful decision to make.""
"Citywide, $400 million in cuts await. Last month, the public health department released a list of $17 million in planned cuts in its contracts with community-based organizations for the fiscal year 2026-27, as required by last year's budget. The cuts are preliminary: The Department of Public Health is taking input via email until Feb. 4, and the final list of reductions will be released in late February or early March."
The San Francisco Department of Public Health proposed preliminary $17 million in contract cuts for fiscal year 2026-27, part of a citywide $400 million reduction. The department aims to protect direct clinical and health services while cutting $6 million from training programs for public-health and contracted staff. Programs affected include harm reduction, gender-affirming care, sexual health and HIV care, and language access. Community organizations and major providers such as NICOS, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, UCSF, and Livable City face significant funding reductions. The department is accepting public input until Feb. 4 and plans to release final reductions in late February or early March.
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