The $60,000 proposal as presented to the city raised legitimate questions about process, accountability, and precedent — questions that are worth serious discussion. Following a week of deeper questions by the community, Urban Visionaries declined the grant with no public explanations. Of the $60,000 requested, about $54,000 would have funded part-time staff and other overhead costs — leaving less than $6,000 for food. Yang extolled the capabilities and community commitment of the founder of Urban Visionaries but they have a very limited footprint and no obvious connections to managing food banks. They can provide the requested funding to Urban Visionaries.