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Though she won’t be around to see it through, San Francisco Mayor London Breed issued instructions that will set the course of what is expected to be a tumultuous city budget process next year. Facing yet another major deficit that approaches $1 billion over two years, Breed on Tuesday directed city departments to plan to permanently cut their budgets by 15%. The issuance of budget instructions from the mayor’s office and controller’s office in December is a normal part of The City budget process. This year is a bit different, however, because Breed is on her way out the door after losing her reelection bid to mayor-elect Daniel Lurie in November . It will be Lurie and a new Board of Supervisors who will be tasked with introducing and approving a two-year budget, respectively. After Breed announced budget instructions Tuesday, Lurie issued a statement calling the deficit a “crisis we must face head-on.” “We need to stop spending more than we can afford while prioritizing investments that are critical to a full economic recovery and the maintenance of essential services,” Lurie said in a post on X. “Beyond living within our means, fostering a diverse and growing economy is critical to eliminating chronic budget deficits.” This year is also noteworthy due to the scale of The City’s financial obstacles. The budget deficit is projected to be $253 million in the first year of the budget, and $623 million the next. (The City budgets in two-year cycles.) It’s a deep, structural problem. City spending is expected to grow by $1.99 billion over the next five years, while revenues are projected to rise by only $520 million. By the time 2027 rolls around, the deficit is slated to hit an even $1 billion. The deficit is largely due to The City’s economic core and largest tax-revenue generator — a bustling and thriving downtown center — that was unmoored by the COVID-19 pandemic and has yet to recover. San Francisco’s hotel taxes were lower than expected, and changes to business taxes approved by voters through Proposition M in November contributed to a $132 million decrease in expected revenue this year. As its tax revenues have languished, The City’s spending has been impacted by a sharp rise in salary and benefit costs. “We eliminated vacant positions, we’ve frozen spending for [community-based organizations],” said Jeff Cretan, a spokesperson for Breed. “We’ve done things like that, but those big pieces are still growing.” Adding to the unknowns is the relationship The City will have with the second administration of President Donald Trump , with whom San Francisco has previously had an antagonistic relationship. If Trump looks to deny The City federal funding — as he did in his first term, for example, as punishment for San Francisco’s sanctuary-city policy — he could further worsen its fiscal position. The City is awaiting $244 million in outstanding Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements that could be at risk. Although Breed started to come down hard on departments last year — beginning by asking them to cut spending by 10% — The City has yet to right the ship. In its annual revenue letter last summer, the Controller’s Office noted that Breed’s budget proposal heavily relied on one-time revenue sources to balance the books, leaving tougher choices for the future. Now, that future has come to pass. Lurie, the founder and former head of anti-poverty nonprofit Tipping Point, ran a campaign that promised to bring change to City Hall and embed accountability into every decision. But it remains to be seen precisely how Lurie might handle the budget differently than Breed had. He has given at least some indications about what might be off the table when it comes to cuts. “Even amidst an unprecedented budget deficit, some things are untouchable. SF’s cherished cable cars are integral to our history and attract visitors who fill hotels, restaurants, and bars,” Lurie said in a post on X , referencing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s fiscal woes. “Our iconic cable cars play a role in our economic recovery, and they’re here to stay.” Cretan said Lurie has been receiving budget briefings. “Ultimately, the budget decisions will be up to him, it’s not like we’re all sitting down in a room together, but it’s a process kickoff situation,” Cretan said of the budget instructions. “It’s always good to have as much information as possible as you’re making these decisions.” In the meantime, Breed has directed departments to eliminate vacant positions and consider a hiring freeze. Department budgets are due on Feb. 21, 2025.
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Orange County is still tallying votes, but overall, the results are clear — O.C. is more purple (purple- er ?) than ever. LAist talked to political scientists and analyzed trends to come up with five big takeaways from the November election results in this political middle-ground. Here goes: In some of the biggest races, ballots are nearly evenly split between the Democrat and Republican candidate. It appears some voters also "split tickets." For example, as of last count, a slim majority wanted Democrat Kamala Harris to represent them in the White House and Republican Steve Garvey to rep the state in the Senate. Garvey has also gotten more votes than President-elect Donald Trump. This kind of ticket-splitting, among other factors, makes O.C. one the purplest counties in the U.S., said Jon Gould, a political science professor at the University of California Irvine. Gould said O.C., with its shifting demographics, and especially its large population of non-white, college-educated voters, is a glimpse of where the nation is headed. “What you're seeing here that I think we will all be looking at is a harbinger for the future of the rest of America,” he said. The congressional district that includes the largest Vietnamese diaspora community outside of Vietnam could have its first Vietnamese American representative — and a Democrat, at that. Derek Tran has been steadily widening his still-miniscule lead against Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel. As of Saturday night , Tran was ahead by 545 votes. The lead is especially notable because O.C.’s Vietnamese community has, until recently, been considered reliably Republican, and because Steel won against her previous Democratic challenger, in 2022, by more than 10,000 votes. If Tran’s lead holds, it could be an indication that Asian American voters in O.C. are moving toward the political center or even left, Gould said. Several other factors could be at play in Tran’s lead, Gould said, including that Tran is Vietnamese American (Steel is Korean American) and has roots in the community — his parents, like most of their generation in Little Saigon, fled the Communist regime and settled in O.C. Political consultant Mike Madrid noted that Tran is getting a large percentage of votes even in some previously “hardcore” GOP strongholds in Little Saigon. “That's, like, crazy,” he said. Madrid said it shows that ethnicity and corresponding political leanings are not static. “Ethnicity changes generationally,” he said. Among the closest watched ballot initiatives in O.C. was Measure DD , which would have allowed non-U.S. citizens in Santa Ana to vote in city elections. Had it passed, Santa Ana would have become the first city in California to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in its municipal elections. (Non-U.S. citizens in San Francisco and Oakland can vote in school board elections.) It was, in part, a test case of the Santa Ana City Council’s increasingly liberal agenda, and of Latino voters’ willingness to extend voting rights to their non-citizen neighbors (the city’s population is nearly 80% Latino/Latina, according to census data). The measure was defeated , with nearly 60% of the votes. Madrid said the results were simultaneously “jaw-dropping” and not all that surprising. “Latino voter attitudes on immigration are profoundly, profoundly different than they were a generation ago,” he said. Whereas previous generations of Latino voters were made up of many more foreign-born, naturalized citizens, today, most Latino voters in O.C. were born in the U.S. and have different concerns. “They're not animated at all by the immigration issue, they're residents,” he said. All of the school bonds and the majority of local tax hikes on the November ballot passed with comfortable margins. Gould said the results show the county today is a far cry from the tax-allergic Republican stronghold of old. “Orange County is not the county you all think it is,” he said, sounding a bit exasperated. Plus, he said approving of taxes at the local level is different than at the state or federal level. “These are things that matter to people in their day-to-day lives here in the county and it shows that people are willing to spend money to improve the quality of life where they live,” he said. Madrid called O.C.’s anti-tax reputation “a relic of Reagan country, of Orange County in the 80s,” he said. Plus, he noted, President-elect Donald Trump “ran on the largest tariff, meaning tax, increase in the history of the country,” referring to Trump’s promise to tax Chinese imports. “And he won overwhelmingly with Republicans,” Madrid said. “So the idea that Republicans won't vote for taxes ... those days are gone.” Huntington Beach voters appear to have ousted three incumbents in favor of a staunchly conservative slate of newcomers. Candidates Chad Williams, Butch Twining, and Don Kennedy — self-dubbed the “HB3” — will replace the city council’s left-leaning, minority block: Dan Kalmick, Natalie Moser and Rhonda Bolton. They’ll join the four-person council majority that, since elected in 2022, has banned flying the Pride flag on city property, restricted children’s access to library books about puberty, voted to require ID at the polls, and repeatedly clashed with the state over housing law. Republicans make up 41% of registered voters in the city. Huntington Beach is the largest city in O.C. that doesn’t have district elections, meaning members are elected through citywide votes (a practice the city is getting sued for in an effort to force it to switch to district elections). This election, voters had the option of choosing three out of eight candidates. The crowded field meant there were multiple ways to “split” the vote — which is when usually smaller or similar candidates draw support away from major ones, making it more challenging to win. At last count, the “HB3” members had a little over half of total votes combined . Williams had the highest percentage at 19.33%. This is the city’s first major election since the council significantly upped the campaign contribution limit in local races — from $620 to now $5,500 for individual donors. Huntington Beach already had a conservative majority on the council, but now it looks like it’ll be full-steam ahead on what Madrid described as “culture war” issues. You’ll likely see less, if any, split council votes. Apart from housing and voter access, there’s also the yet-to-start parent-guardian review board for children’s library books ( with a related lawsuit there ), and another challenge to the state’s law prohibiting schools from requiring teachers to disclose a kids’ gender identity to their parents. Did LAist help you vote? Member support made these voter guides possible. Our election coverage is focused on you: helping you understand the results of these races and their impact on our everyday lives. And we don’t stop there, even after results are in, you need a source of trusted reporting that will hold those in power to account and shine a light on issues important to our communities. Even after the last ballot is cast, LAist reporting and voting guides are here for you. But we need to hear from you now with your support to know that this work we’re doing is important. We cannot do this essential work without your help. 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