Successful Federal Stimulus Program That Has Put 3,620 San Franciscans Back to Work Will End September 30 Without Congressional Extension July 22, 2010, San Francisco, CA – Mayor Newsom and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce today co-hosted a breakfast reception to celebrate the achievements of the JOBS NOW! program and to recognize the hundreds [...]

July 9, 2010, San Francisco, CA – Mayor Gavin Newsom today praised the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Legislative Committee for its endorsement of critical transportation improvements in Southeast San Francisco. The MTC Board will advance a request for $15 million in federal stimulus dollars under the US Department of Transportation’s Tiger II program to complete [...]

Mayor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to California Inspector General Laura Chick’s audit of federal stimulus funds received by San Francisco and her finding of no reportable issues concerning how the City is spending funds received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA):”I’m very proud that the Inspector General’s report [...]

Washington, D.C.- The White House has launched an interactive tool to help Americans better understand which tax credits may be available to them under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For more information about this program or to access the Recovery Act Tax Savings Tool, please visit the White House website.

“Today Congress took a major step towards putting hundreds of thousands of Californians back to work by approving an extension of the program that funds San Francisco’s JobsNow initiative and other county jobs programs across California. JobsNow is a successful stimulus-funded program that’s already put more than 2,100 San Franciscans back to work in private, [...]