未來兩年的平衡預算

布里德市長與工會人士交流合照。

布里德市長在市政廳發表財政預算案。

布里德市長發表財政預算案,與市參事陳詩敏、盧凱莉等握手。 My proposed budget My fellow San Franciscans, This past week, I introduced a balanced budget for the next two years that builds on our?priorities to keep San Francisco safe, clean, and vibrant. We will deliver?critical services for our residents, even while we had to balance the largest deficit I have seen as Mayor.? This budget focuses on the City’s biggest challenges: delivering clean and safe streets, restoring San Francisco’s Downtown and economy, responding to homelessness and behavioral health challenges, and strengthening coordination and efficiency of government. It also delivers key support for our work around Climate Action, supporting our transportation system, providing beautiful parks and libraries, addressing food insecurity,?continuing programs so San Francisco can be a thriving city for all, and more.? Starting next week, the Board of Supervisors will begin review of this budget, and approving it will require all of us to work in a spirit of collaboration over the next month to deliver on our promise to the residents of San Francisco. Delivering A Clean and Safe City? Everywhere I go, the conversation is?about public safety. Residents, merchants, and business owners are asking to see more police on our streets. We have seen a significant decline in our police staffing since the pandemic, but we are turning that around. We must change the culture around public safety in this City – and we have been. It’s about hiring more police, but it’s also about accountability, and our new District Attorney is aggressively seeking to detain offenders with multiple cases or who represent a significant public safety risk. It’s also about continuing to be aggressive in creating alternative public safety solutions.? This Budget meets these priorities by investing in: Building back the Police Force to meet long-term hiring goals?by adding 220 new officers over the next two years? Expanding alternatives to policing to free up officers to focus on crime and safety issues?by funding ambassadors, civilian public safety positions, and our?Street Response Teams?? Giving our District Attorney tools to hold people accountable,?including prosecutors dedicated to drug dealing.? Expanding street cleaning crews across the City, including continuing the graffiti abatement program? My budget also focuses our coordinated efforts around shutting down open-air drug markets by delivering support for both law enforcement and the treatment and care for those on our streets. We are changing how we intervene with those struggling on our streets -- it’s not compassionate to let people deteriorate on our sidewalks and it’s not okay to let behavior get out of control.? Restoring our Downtown and Economy? San Francisco needs a thriving Downtown to support our economy citywide. We are following our Roadmap to Downtown’s Future to implement strategies and there’s a lot currently underway. We have come so far from when San Francisco had to shut down in 2020, but we will need to focus on changing how we think about the future of Downtown to be successful. We can’t follow the same old laws – 2023 is very different than 2019.?? My Budget invests in keeping existing businesses stable, while recruiting new businesses, both large and small, to be a part of our City’s future. Here’s what I’m proposing:? Changing taxes and fees for both existing businesses and to recruit new business?to fill empty office space and grow our economy? Filling vacancies through targeted programs?to fill empty storefronts and activate our neighborhoods? Launching Street Activations and Beautification Efforts?to bring make our streets vibrant for residents, workers, and visitors? San Francisco is still a world-class destination and that’s because of our unique advantage to be flexible and creative.? Next Steps? We have a big budget because we have big goals, which also includes continuing to make progress on homelessness, ramping up behavioral health efforts, and supporting children, youth and families, and this is just some of what I am deeply committed to seeing continue over the next two years as we work to get San Francisco back on track. The next steps are for the Board of Supervisors to review and hold hearings on the Budget during the month of June. Again, I look forward to working collaboratively with my hard-working Budget team and the Board over the coming weeks to deliver a balanced, effective, and efficient budget for our residents. Please add me on WeChat for updates and resources: londonbreed. Sincerely, London N. Breed Mayor

親愛的讀者們:

上周,我提出了未來兩年的平衡預算,該預算建基於保持三藩市安全、清潔和充滿活力的優先事務上。即使要平衡我出任市長以來所見過的最大的赤字,我們也要為居民提供重要的服務。

這份預算側重於處理市內最大的挑戰:提供清潔和安全的街道,恢復三藩市市中心和經濟,應對無家可歸和行為健康等挑戰,以及加強政府的協調和效率。方案亦會為我們在氣候行動方面的工作提供重要支持,支援市內交通系統,提供優美的公園和圖書館,解決一些居民食物短缺問題,繼續開展各種項目等,令三藩市成為一個人人都能享受的繁榮城市。

從下周開始,市參事會將開始審查這個預算。而預算的批准將需要各方在接下來一個月內本著合作的精神工作,以實現我們對三藩市居民的承諾。

清潔和安全的城市

我每次所到之處,大家都跟我談論公共安全問題。居民、商戶和東主都要求在街上看到更多的警察。自疫情以來,我們看到警務人員人手方面顯著下降,而我們亦正在努力扭轉這一局面。而正如我們一直也做到這點,就是必須改變巿內圍繞公共安全的文化。

這是關乎到雇用更多的警察,同時這也關乎問責制,而我們的新地檢官正在積極尋求拘留有多個案件或代表重大公共安全風險的罪犯。這也是為了繼續積極創造其他公共安全解決方案。

本預算案通過投放資源來滿足這些優先事項:

‧ 通過在未來兩年增加220名新警員來建設警隊,以實現長期的雇用人手目標。

‧ 通過資助社區大使、文職公共安全職位和我們的街道應變小組,讓警察能夠專注於處理犯罪和安全問題。

‧ 為地檢官提供追究責任的資源,包括專門負責有關毒品交易的檢察官。

‧ 在全市範圍內增加街道清潔人員,包括繼續消除塗鴉計劃。

我的預算還將我們的協調努力集中在打擊街頭毒品交易,為執法人員和治療及照顧街上人士工作人員提供支援。我們亦正在改變干預在街頭掙扎人士的方式——讓他們在街上情況惡化就是沒有同情之心,而讓他們行為失去控制也是不能接受。

恢復市中心和經濟

三藩市需要一個繁榮的市中心來支持整個市內的經濟。我們亦正在按照我們的《市中心未來路線圖》來實施策略,而目前有很多工作正在進行。雖然與2020年三藩市不得不關閉的時候相比,我們已經取得了很大的進展,但我們需要專注於改變我們對市中心未來發展的思考模式,以獲取成功。2023年與2019年截然不同,因此亦不能墨守成規。

我的預算案投放資源以穩定現有商業,同時招募新的企業,包括大型和小型企業,成為市內未來的一部分。以下是我的建議:

‧ 改變現有企業的稅製,並招募新的企業,以填補空置的辦公空間,從而發展經濟

‧ 通過有針對性的計劃填補空缺,以填補空置店面來帶動刺激社區

‧ 啟動活化街道和美化工作,使我們的街道為居民、工人和遊客帶來活力。

三藩市仍然是一個世界級旅遊目的地,這是因為我們具有靈活和創造性的獨特優勢。

接下來的步驟

我們有龐大預算是因為我們有重大的目標,當中有繼續處理無家可歸者問題、加強應對精神健康努力、和支援兒童,青年和家庭等,而這只是我深深致力於看到在未來兩年內繼續努力使三藩市回到正軌的一些工作。

接下來,市參事議會將在6月審查並舉行預算聽證會。我期待著在未來幾周內與我辛勤工作的預算團隊和議會合作,為居民提供一個平衡、有效和高效能的預算。

請在微信上添加我以獲取更新和資源:londonbreed。

敬安!

三藩市市長 倫敦.布里德

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