The compromise proposal — which needs at least one more supporter on the nine-member council — would pay for a long list of budget restorations with new cuts to homeless services and police surveillance. By David Garrick | David.Garrick@sduniontribune.com | The San Diego Union-Tribune | May 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM PDT
While San Diego community leaders keep lobbying against the mayor’s proposed budget cuts, a quartet of City Council members is proposing a compromise plan to soften cuts to the arts and reverse cuts to libraries and recreation centers.
The compromise would help appease hundreds of residents who complained at a five-hour public hearing Wednesday night about those cuts and some other proposals, including plans to eliminate the Office of Child and Youth Success.
The compromise proposal, which would need at least one more supporter on the nine-member council, would pay for a long list of budget restorations primarily with new cuts to homeless services and police surveillance efforts.
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An alternate San Diego budget proposal takes shape, as residents slam cuts to libraries, arts
