S.F. can’t afford cuts
Regarding “Mayor Lurie tells S.F. departments to plan for 500 job cuts as labor battles intensify” (San Francisco, SFChronicle.com, March 3): San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie needs to get his priorities in order.
It is unacceptable to propose laying off at least 500 employees while rejecting new revenue measures for the city, such as the overpaid CEO tax.
These contradictions show that Lurie isn’t actually interested in supporting hardworking public-sector employees and San Franciscans who rely on public services, and instead is more interested in trying to emulate Elon Musk’s DOGE in San Francisco.
San Franciscans don’t want jobs and essential services to be cut. In fact, we want those employees to be paid a living wage and for those services to be fully funded.
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