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Our Response to the San Diego Mayor’s Revised Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2026

Library Foundation SD responds to San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s revised city budget, which reduces San Diego Public Library’s operating hours while preserving programming and community resources.

May 15, 2025

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) screenshot from FY26 revised budget

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Mayor Gloria’s final draft budget criticized by library advocates, San Diego Humane Society

May 15, 2025

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“Investment in our libraries is a value statement about what we believe is important and about the tools we hope to provide our children as they seek lives of independence in a civic-minded democracy.”

San Diego City Council Member Raul Campillo and Library Foundation SD CEO Patrick Stewart Op-Ed

Building stronger communities

Our Response to the San Diego Mayor’s Revised Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2026

Mayor Gloria’s final draft budget criticized by library advocates, San Diego Humane Society

Adam Becker on Silicon Valley’s Quest for Control

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We strengthen communities by supporting and advocating for San Diego Public Libraries

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“Investment in our libraries is a value statement about what we believe is important and about the tools we hope to provide our children as they seek lives of independence in a civic-minded democracy.”

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