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SF spends about 650mm/yr on homelessness in its budget. I very much doubt that nearly rounding figure expense has anything to do with this.
by rhaway84773 3y ago
SF spends about 650mm/yr on homelessness in its budget.
I very much doubt that nearly rounding figure expense has anything to do with this.
- kelnos 3y agoSF's budget is around $14B (or at least was last year); I don't think 5% is small enough to qualify as a rounding error. (Regardless, presumably the GP comment was sarcastic.)
- arcticbull 3y agoWow that's crazy. Canada's capital, Ottawa, is similarly sized (about 800K-1M depending on how you slice it) and has a budget of just 5.5B CAD or 4.14B USD. [1] What in the fresh hell are they spending 3.5X Ottawa's budget on? Surely not street cleaning. [1] https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/2023-city-of-ottawa-budget-passes-unanimously-1.6294338 https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/2023-city-of-ottawa-budget-passes-...
- Gareth321 3y ago[This article](https://www.city-journal.org/article/where-has-the-money-gone https://www.city-journal.org/article/where-has-the-money-gon...) paints a picture of gross mismanagement and largesse.
- Ancalagon 3y agoFunny thats nearly the budget shortfall described in the article. (albeit for a 2 year period instead of 1)