Federal Funding & the Sanctuary City Standoff
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San Francisco is at the front lines of the national battle over sanctuary city policies and federal funding. Federal funding accounted for 6% of San Francisco's general fund for the last full fiscal year ending June 2025 — nearly $1 billion — all of which has been threatened by the Trump administration's executive orders targeting sanctuary jurisdictions. San Francisco has led a multi-jurisdiction federal lawsuit, joined by Santa Clara County, Portland, New Haven, and King County. A federal judge granted and later extended a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from San Francisco and 15 other jurisdictions, but the legal battle is ongoing and the uncertainty itself is causing real harm — forcing the city to budget conservatively for programs that could be cut at any time. The threatened cuts would hit roads and transit infrastructure, homelessness prevention, gang violence prevention, disaster relief, health care, opioid treatment, and victim services.
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