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Government

Jun. 12, 2025

San Francisco legal aid cuts protested outside City Hall

Adrian Tirtanadi of Open Door Legal announces hunger protest against San Francisco's $4.2 million legal aid cuts, which the mayor has proposed among other cost-cutting to address an $800 million deficit.

San Francisco legal aid cuts protested outside City Hall
Protesters at a rally against $4.2 million proposed budget cuts to San Francisco legal aid provision

The director of a legal aid service in San Francisco pledged to begin a diet of only Gatorade and broth during a rally Wednesday outside City Hall as he and others demand reversal of the city's planned $4.2 million cuts to legal aid funding.

Mayor Daniel Lurie says the city is facing an $800 million deficit and must restrict spending to core necessities.

Adrian Tirtanadi, executive director at Open Door Legal, said at the rally that his reduced consumption, which he cal...

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