Summary
Residents pushed back hard on suggestions to cut social service programs to fund nine more police officers, arguing the city criminalizes unhoused people instead of housing them. The public gets to weigh in at the September 14 preliminary budget hearing.
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Last discussed Aug 31, 2026.
Impact analysis
The preliminary 2027 budget goes to public hearing September 14 and final action September 28.
Depends on the final budget — currently contested between public safety spending and social service/housing programs.
Unhoused residents face enforcement under the camping ban while shelters and services remain strained, per public commenters.
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