Trump can’t cut off funding to communities whose policies he opposes, court rules By Bob Egelko, Staff Writer Aug 25, 2026

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/trump-can-t-cut-funds-cities-policies-opposes-22403177.php?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--awjog0-cRqllx6WwBfNSVBXHRnPzWiI4KlA4xU-una_-5bfmRiI-tM95eIw8ImCvT9oRgBDT4WSabi3bS9Z8-P8I2cA&_hsmi=435310199&utm_content=435310199&utm_source=hs_email San Francisco Chronicle: Trump Can't Cut Funds To Cities With Policies He Opposes, Court Rules The Trump administration has no legal authority to cut off billions of dollars in federal health care and housing funds to local governments, including San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties, unless they cooperate with his policies on immigration, abortion and “gender ideology,” a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. While engaged in separate court battles to cut off funding for abortions and medical care for transgender youths, President Donald Trump has also sought to withhold aid to cities and counties that use any funds, including their own, for abortions or transgender care, an