County's $9.16 Billion Budget and Charter Reform Face Decisive Thursday Vote
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Thursday, June 25th is shaping up as one of the most consequential single sessions in recent San Diego County government history. The Board of Supervisors is set to hold its final adoption vote on the FY2026-27 budget — a $9.16 billion spending plan representing a $522 million, or 6.1 percent, increase over the current year. The county's Chief Administrative Officer has released a revised recommended budget incorporating public feedback gathered during deliberation sessions.
The budget's headline allocations include more than $2.2 billion to health and human services, with $1.4 billion earmarked specifically for behavioral health. Affordable housing receives $93.1 million, and $23 million has been set aside to help families navigate new eligibility requirements under the federal HR 1 reconciliation bill — a figure that reflects county-level uncertainty about what shifting federal policy could mean for Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollments.
The same meeting will also take up a transparency measure from Supervisor Joel Anderson that has already exposed a philosophical fault line on the board. The measure — which would create new subcommittee transparency requirements — deadlocked 2-2 on June 9th when Chair Terra Lawson-Remer was absent; Supervisors Anderson and Desmond voted in favor while Supervisors Aguirre and Montgomery Steppe were opposed. Lawson-Remer's position on the measure has not been publicly characterized in available reporting, meaning her vote Thursday will determine the outcome.
Also on the agenda is the second reading of a charter reform package that passed 3-2 on its first reading. The package includes independent ethics enforcement, budget transparency tools, and program accountability mechanisms. Second readings are typically procedural confirmations, but the narrow original margin leaves no room for defection. The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 9 AM at the County Administration Center.