It's unclear whether the money could go toward out-of-state abortions, but City Attorney Andy Segovia assured council of the fund's legality.
. The budget approved Thursday also makes major investments in cleaning up homeless encampments after a citywide survey found almost every council district named addressing homelessness as a top priority.“Thank you for making difficult decisions in the final hours of this budget process to help us neatly package a budget that we began five months ago,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said from the dais ahead of that vote.
to assist with reproductive health access, managed by the city’s health department. The council will determine at a later date whether that money could go to groups that help people travel out of state to receive abortions. “The city in the past has never provided funding for any services related to abortion, even when it was legal, so I get concerned about setting a precedent that we may be doing today,” Courage said. “Part of my oath of office is to obey the laws of the state, even if I may not personally agree with them.”
The comments prompted City Attorney Andy Segovia to assure members that nothing the council did with the fund is illegal or prohibited by state law.
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