{"id":202376,"date":"2026-03-03T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202376\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:28:10","slug":"san-francisco-mayor-daniel-lurie-reportedly-orders-500-city-job-cuts-to-eliminate-100-million-amid-budget-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202376\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie reportedly orders 500 city job cuts to eliminate $100 million amid budget crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is reportedly ordering city departments to cut at least 500 jobs as the city faces a severe budget crisis.<\/p>\n

The city is facing a historic budget deficit of $877 million, and now our media partner The SF Standard is reporting<\/a> that $100 million in personnel spending must be eliminated.<\/p>\n

MORE: Mayor Daniel Lurie touts SF in 1st State of the City address: ‘People are proud to live here again’<\/a><\/p>\n

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie delivered his first State of the City address, highlighting that the city is “on the rise.”<\/p>\n

The Standard reports that the directive came from the mayor’s budget director.<\/p>\n

That $100 million equates to roughly 500 budgeted positions.<\/p>\n

Much of the city’s budget deficit is being blamed on President Trump’s federal reductions to healthcare spending.<\/p>\n

In the email sent to department heads, obtained by the Standard, the budget director said:<\/p>\n

“The city can’t afford to sustain current spending on personnel costs. Meeting this target requires eliminating filled positions.”<\/p>\n

MORE: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signs $15.9 billion city budget for next 2 fiscal years<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the second year that Mayor Lurie’s administration has resorted to layoffs.<\/p>\n

Last time, public-sector unions pushed back, which led to fewer workers losing their jobs than was initially proposed.<\/p>\n

City departments are also expected to cut contracts and reduce overtime spending.<\/p>\n

The departments have a March 12 deadline to respond to Mayor Lurie’s budget director.<\/p>\n

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