Residents, community groups, and local leaders say that San Diego needs to invest in its future instead of cutting services that benefit everyone.
The coalition held a press conference Tuesday morning to urge Mayor Todd Gloria and the San Diego City Council to reject proposed budget cuts which would slash parks, libraries, recreation centers, and other public areas.
That would harm people, especially children, in low-income and historically under-resourced neighborhoods in particular, the coalition said.
The group is asking the city government to instead invest in a future rooted in equity and opportunity.
“This isn’t just about a budget — it’s about values,” said San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, who is part of the coalition asking the city to invest in libraries and parks.
“Cutting library hours, shrinking youth programs, and defunding recreation centers might look like math on a spreadsheet, but in real life, it means fewer safe spaces for kids, fewer resources for families, and fewer opportunities for our neighborhoods.”
According to the statement, these cuts will result in:
Children losing access to safe places to learn, play, and grow after school and in thesummer Libraries closing their doors earlier — shutting out students, job seekers, and immigrantswho rely on them for internet, resources, and community Recreation centers reducing programming or locking their gates at times families needthem most Seniors losing access to programs that offer them connection and nutrition, particularly amidst massive ongoing cuts to federal funds Working parents losing free and low-cost programs they depend on to keep theirchildren safe and engagedThe press conference was organized by a coalition of advocacy groups, including the San Diego Parks Foundation, Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, the Chicano Federation, the City Heights Community Development Corporation, and more.
‘Proposed city budget cuts threaten the services that keep our communities safe, connected, and thriving,” a statement from the coalition read.
“Parks, libraries, youth programs, and housing stability initiatives are not luxuries — they are lifelines. For decades, communities of color have endured chronic underinvestment. This coalition is calling for city leadership to fund our future, not undermine it.”
City News Service contributed to this report.
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