This Week In Jacksonville: $2 billion city budget, Amendment 3 and the changing face of homelessness

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Published: October 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM

Jacksonville’s two-billion-dollar behemoth. The city enters the new fiscal year with a new budget. But what will November bring? If residents vote for Amendment 3, it could slash city funding.
 Finance committee chair Will Lahnen breaks down this year’s budget and the pros and cons of Amendment 3. And the changing face of homelessness. Men used to make up the majority of people living without permanent housing. Now, women and children are catching up. Sulzbacher Center CEO Cindy Funkhouser tells us the reasons why and what cities are doing in response.