San Francisco Mayor Announces Citywide Hiring Freeze to Control Budget Deficit

Mayor Daniel Lurie said the freeze will not impact public safety or public health.
San Francisco Mayor Announces Citywide Hiring Freeze to Control Budget Deficit
Daniel Lurie is sworn in as San Francisco mayor in San Francisco on Jan. 8, 2025. Lear Zhou/The Epoch Times
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced an immediate citywide hiring freeze during his first department head meeting on Jan. 9, in an effort to bring the largest budget deficit in San Francisco history under control.
The newly elected mayor, who emphasized the importance of fixing the budget deficit, said the hiring freeze will not impact public safety or public health in a video he posted on X the same day.