San Francisco’s budget: An outlier among its peers - The Voice of San Francisco

San Francisco’s budget: An outlier among its peers - The Voice of San Francisco

A common pushback when comparing San Francisco’s budget to other cities is this: We’re not just a city — we’re also a county. That’s true. But it’s not unique. In fact, eight other local governments in the United States with populations between half and twice the size of San Francisco’s operate as consolidated city-counties, just like we do. So when we compare our budget to theirs, we’re looking at a true apples-to-apples comparison in terms of …