San Francisco’s Budget Battle; Plus SNAP Benefit Cuts and the Fallout from USAID Reductions

San Francisco is facing difficult budget decisions as city leaders weigh layoffs, service reductions, and competing priorities around homelessness, public safety, and a growing fiscal shortfall. We speak with Anya Worley-Ziegmann of the People’s Budget Coalition about what’s at stake in the city’s budget battle and the changes advocates say are needed. Then, ProPublica reporters Nicole Santa Cruz and Anna Maria Barry-Jester join us to discuss new investigations into the loss of SNAP food assistance benefits for hundreds of thousands of children and the impacts of cuts to USAID programs around the world. UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors. The post San Francisco’s Budget Battle; Plus SNAP Benefit Cuts and the Fallout from USAID Reductions appeared first on KPFA.