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San Francisco Chronicle - February 4, 2009
Heather Knight
So far, the department has come up with $21 million in cuts and presented those to the Health Commission on Tuesday. That means there's nearly $80 million more to go - and that doesn't include the $11 million in midyear cuts that have already been made.
The new trims include cuts to nursing for homebound patients and in jails, laying off administrative staff, reducing mental health services, increasing fees for HIV/AIDS patients, reducing services for AIDS patients and outsourcing security. (If some of this sounds familiar, it's because they've been proposed before but not accepted at City Hall.)
Meanwhile, the Health Commission is trying to come up with a list of "budget priorities" to guide them as they continue making cuts. They've already agreed to two pages worth of priorities and have two more pages of suggestions. Single spaced. They're trying to consolidate the list and vote on the final version in two weeks.
"We can't come out with a principle that says, 'Save everything,' "Commissioner Edward Chow told his colleagues. If only they could.
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