Join the Community Budget Alliance on Wednesday May 1st at 5pm at the San Diego City Hall for the first public budget hearing of the year! This is an opportunity to speak out against the cuts that Mayor Gloria proposed in his budget.
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.
Click here to join the zoom meeting
When Item 1 is called, raise your hand by:
Note: The in-person testimony will go on first, and after the last person speaks, there will be a five-minute period allowing virtual hands to raise to speak. If you miss that five-minute window, you won’t be allowed to speak even if you raise your hand. So please immediately click “Raise Your Hand” as soon as you join the meeting.
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
Before the public hearing on May 1st you can call or email the Mayor and tell him to stop the cuts!
📞 Call the Mayor at 619-236-6330
✉️ Email the Mayor at MayorToddGloria@sandiego.gov
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.
The Mayor is criminalizing homelessness while cutting the Eviction Prevention Program. Eviction protection gives low-income tenants access to legal representation. Knowing their rights helps tenants remain housed when faced with illegal evictions. Cutting this program during a housing crisis and after the flooding that left many people without permanent housing is heartless.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The Mayor must restore this vital program. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
OR
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The Mayor is criminalizing homelessness while providing minimal funding for rental assistance. As a result, more and more San Diegans will end up without a place to live. Cutting this program as housing prices soar and after the flooding that left many people without permanent housing is heartless.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The Mayor must restore this vital program. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The Mayor has neglected to fully fund the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement. This funding would support worker outreach which is critical for ensuring workers know their rights. By not helping working people, who are struggling to make ends meet, the city is protecting employers who steal wages. Providing worker outreach and having a fully staffed office helps ensure workers and their families can stay housed.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must stop talking about equity while failing to fund programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The Mayor delayed implementation and cut funding for the Youth Care and Development Program. This program would create two drop-in youth centers, places for youth and young adults to thrive. This is an opportunity to create transformative experiences for youth in the Mountain View and Memorial neighborhoods. The Mayor’s budget will leave youth with fewer safe places to go after school, fewer recreation opportunities, and breaks his promise of more mental health services, mentorship programs, and job opportunities.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The Mayor must restore this vital program and related services. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
OR
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
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 Mayor must restore this vital program and related services. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
Rather than expanding funding for youth programs like the I.M.A.G.I.N.E. program, which provides social/emotional support using restorative practices through weekly restorative circles and one-on-one mentoring. The Mayor cut funding to ALL after school youth programs in the Parks & Recreation Department and youth programming in the Office of Child and Youth Success. Instead of investing in youth and their future, the Mayor allocated more than $600 million to the police department, funding a system that will lead to more young people ending up in the juvenile system.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The Mayor must restore these vital programs and services. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The Mayor’s proposal to cut $8.5 million from the Climate Equity Fund shows he’s entirely out of touch with our communities’ needs. The proposed cuts are 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, not cutting $8.5 million.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The Mayor must restore these funds. The city must stop talking about equity while cutting programs that can deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
OR
Good afternoon, Council Members. My name is [NAME]. I am part of [ORGANIZATION]. We are a member of the Community Budget Alliance.
The Mayor neglected to include funding for Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park to give children safe spaces to play and families green spaces to gather. City Heights has about half the park space than it should based on its population, and the quality of existing parks is, unfortunately, at times subpar. For instance, the toddler’s playground at Henwood Park has been covered in yellow caution tape for years. Nobody can play on it.
[Add a short personal story about why these cuts are problematic or why the additional priority is needed.]
The city must stop talking about equity while failing to deliver real change.
Please act now to fix the Mayor’s failing budget!
Written by
CPI San Diego
