SF Eliminates 500 City Positions — DPH Largest Agency Hit
San Francisco must eliminate 500 positions ($100M in personnel savings) to address an $877M budget deficit. The Department of Public Health — the city's largest agency with 7,766 employees — faces the deepest cuts.
Departments must submit plans by March 12. Last year's layoff proposal of 150 resulted in ~40 actual cuts after union negotiations.
Key takeaways
- 500 city positions to be eliminated ($100M in personnel savings) to address $877M budget deficit
- SF DPH is the city's largest agency with 7,766 employees — faces the deepest cuts
- Departments must submit cut plans by March 12, 2026
- Last year's layoff proposal of 150 resulted in ~40 actual cuts after union negotiations
Primary source
SF StandardAffected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2026, March 2). SF Eliminates 500 City Positions — DPH Largest Agency Hit. Primary source: SF Standard. Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/sf-500-city-jobs-eliminated
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