Health News: Department Of Health’s Budget Cuts
Health Board will hear today how the Department is planning a $ 140 million budget next year – and cutting have not done so.
Mayor Gavin News, for $ 140 million toward the goal of the city’s largest union rejected contract concessions last week, and the Mayor, the Health Department has ordered an additional $ 23 million. (These reductions were due on Friday, but the Mayor’s Office and the department have been back and forth in the proposals since then.), and the decline may be even lower if the reform of the state budget is not in the choice of today.
“Only if you believe that it is almost done, much remains to be done,” said Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer of the Department.
In the context of $ 15 million on mental health and substance abuse, the outsourcing of security in hospitals and reduce the number of HIV services.
We hear news municipal administration measures such as reducing the number of employees in administrative positions and reducing the work week to a few institutions. The leaves are pink to be included in the next few weeks.
- Heather Knight
More bad news: The new city budget, projections show an additional transport agency of $ 13.8 million, due mainly to reductions in procurement and labor costs. This is a way out of the proposed $ 129 million budget deficit, which closed recently by the agency and the public transport fare hikes, among other measures.
But no word from government officials, how they intend to use the new lagoon.
The head of John Avalos, on Monday held a rally to call on my colleagues in the new plan, which would impose fines and parking fees, more money for transit. Its purpose is to address some of the proposed delay Muni service and price provided.
To win, Avalos, with the support of at least seven of the 11 inspectors with one voice today.
- Rachel Gordon
Happy Housewives: The mayor of the bachelor pad, was almost extinct.
In a Russian Hill penthouse room has a warehouse of service. The price was $ 2.995 million, but still do not know the final sales price.
The mayor and his wife Jennifer Siebel News, a girl in September and is likely to want the family home. They have a place, rent in the vicinity of their former homeland, it should look.
There was speculation, the newlyweds are eyeing Cole Valley, but we hear that target other undisclosed locations.