FY2026-27 General Fund revenue
$156.9M
Proposed General Fund revenue.
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2026-10-23
South San Francisco City Council has an upcoming meeting on 2026-08-26
The South San Francisco City Council's October 8 treatment plant advisory committee centered on Treatment Plant Advisory Committee. These are agenda-based signals, not confirmed meeting outcomes, but they show where council attention is moving.
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6/10/2026 • 6:30 PM
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What's Scheduled South San Francisco City Council's 2026-06-10 agenda is scheduled to focus on South San Francisco City Council. This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions r…
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9/29/2026 • 9:00 AM
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What's Scheduled San Mateo County Board of Supervisors's 2026-09-29 agenda is scheduled to cover 26-802 Adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with Vista Environmental Consulting for on-call...,…
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South San Francisco Budget
FY2025-26 Adopted/current baseline with FY2026-27 proposed, not adopted comparison
The FY2026-27 proposal projects $156.9M in General Fund revenue and $162.4M in spending. The City proposes using available unassigned fund balance to close the $5.5M gap.
FY2026-27 General Fund expenditures
$162.4M
Proposed General Fund expenditures.
FY2026-27 operating gap
-$5.5M
Underlying proposed General Fund gap before fund-balance use.
Proposed fund-balance use
$5.5M
Available unassigned General Fund balance proposed to close the operating gap.
FY2026-27 is proposed, not adopted. General Fund spending exceeds revenue by $5.5M, and the City proposes closing that gap with available unassigned fund balance.
Department movement
Police: +8.8%Fire: +5.2%Parks and Recreation: +7.6%Public Works: +4.9%
FY2025-26 is shown as an adopted/current baseline and updated projection context, not audited actuals. FY2026-27 is proposed and should not be described as adopted until final budget action is reviewed. CIP figures are capital planning/project-authority figures and are separated from ordinary operating spending.