Join the Community Budget Alliance on Friday June 7th at 9am and Tuesday June 11th to speak out against the cuts that Mayor Gloria proposed in his budget. This is the first time there is a Budget Modifications Hearing.
Location: City Administration Building
City Council Chambers- 12th Floor
202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101
When Item 1 is called, line up to speak.
The City Clerk will call your name in the order you submitted your speaker slip.
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You will have one minute to make your comment.
Submit a public e-comment here in support of including the People’s Budget in the FY 2025 Budget.
Comment Type: City Council Comment
Agenda Item #: 1
Below are suggestions if you would like to make a public comment during the hearing. Each heading may have 1 or more options, feel free to choose one that speaks to you the most. The suggestions can be used to submit an e-comment or to speak at the hearing online, over the phone or in person.
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance. I live in the district [CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT #].
The City of San Diego’s budget should equitably spend public dollars, prioritize communities and neighborhoods with the greatest need, and actively combat systemic racism, discrimination, and income inequality. Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts and only partial restorations completely undermine progress by balancing the budget at the expense of low-income and BIPOC communities.
I urge the City Council to help right these wrongs by fully restoring all equity-focused programming identified by the Independent Budget Analyst in the final budget to truly work towards making progress in our city, including:
Please act now to modify the budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The City of San Diego’s budget should equitably spend public dollars, prioritize communities and neighborhoods with the greatest need, and actively combat systemic racism, discrimination, and income inequality. Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts and only partial restorations completely undermine progress by balancing the budget at the expense of low-income and BIPOC communities.
For example, the Mayor is criminalizing homelessness while providing insufficient funding for the Housing Instability Prevention Program to accommodate all families on the waitlist. He also neglected to fund the Eviction Notice Registry, which is critical to enforcing the Tenant Protection Ordinance and helping prevent unlawful evictions. As a result, more and more San Diegans will end up without a place to live.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must do more to reverse systemic inequities instead of continually proposing band-aid solutions. That is why I am asking the City Council to fully fund the Housing Instability Prevention Program at $5.3M and the Eviction Notice Registry at $400,000.
Please act now to modify the budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The City of San Diego’s budget should equitably spend public dollars, prioritize communities and neighborhoods with the greatest need, and actively combat systemic racism, discrimination, and income inequality. Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts and only partial restorations completely undermine progress by balancing the budget at the expense of low-income and BIPOC communities.
The Mayor delayed implementation and cut funding to the transformative Youth Care and Development Program. This program would have transformed the youth experience in Mountain View and Memorial neighborhoods, providing two drop-in youth centers and a place for youth and young adults to thrive.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must do more to reverse systemic inequities instead of continually proposing band-aid solutions. That is why I am asking the City Council to fully fund the Youth Care and Development Program and ensure its implementation in FY25. I also ask that the City Council provide full funding to all other youth programming.
Please act now to modify the budget!
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Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The City of San Diego’s budget should equitably spend public dollars, prioritize communities and neighborhoods with the greatest need, and actively combat systemic racism, discrimination, and income inequality. Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts and only partial restorations completely undermine progress by balancing the budget at the expense of low-income and BIPOC communities.
For example, the Mayor eliminated the Office of Immigrant Affairs, which connects new San Diegans with civic, social, and economic opportunities in the City. By cutting this office, he is choosing to continue making it hard for many immigrant and refugee people to exercise their rights fully and to get access to the services that they need to make San Diego their home.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must do more to reverse systemic inequities instead of continually proposing band-aid solutions. That is why I am asking the City Council to restore funding to the Office of Immigrant Affairs.
Please act now to modify the budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The City of San Diego’s budget should equitably spend public dollars, prioritize communities and neighborhoods with the greatest need, and actively combat systemic racism, discrimination, and income inequality. Mayor Gloria’s proposed budget cuts and only partial restorations completely undermine progress by balancing the budget at the expense of low-income and BIPOC communities.
For example, the Mayor’s proposal to cut the Climate Equity Fund is a huge step backward in achieving the climate equity goals the Mayor set for our region. After the catastrophic floods we saw this year, the Mayor should be putting more resources into infrastructure that addresses climate change impacts in low-income and BIPOC communities.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must do more to reverse systemic inequities instead of continually proposing band-aid solutions. That is why I am asking the City Council to restore funding to the Climate Equity Fund and use the funding to support Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park and Street Calming Measures in Barrio Logan.
Please act now to modify the budget!