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First 5 Sacramento approves high-level 2027–2030 spending plan amid projected Prop 10 revenue decline
Summary
The First 5 Sacramento Commission approved a high-level spending plan for 2027–2030 that totals $11.9 million per year ($35.7 million over three years), a roughly 20% reduction from the current plan. Commissioners approved the plan after staff laid out the funding mix, priorities and community input that will inform detailed allocations.
The First 5 Sacramento Commission on Oct. 6 voted to approve a high-level spending plan for its 2027–2030 implementation period that envisions $11,900,000 in annual spending and $35,700,000 over three years.
Lindsay Dunkel, First 5 strategic planning lead, told the commission the plan reflects a roughly 20% reduction from the current plan "about a 20% reduction" driven principally by declining Proposition 10 revenue and a lower county birth rate. Dunkel said staff used unspent prior-year funds and new external leverage to reduce a larger projected drop and that the proposed baseline assumes only core revenues (Prop 10, MA dollars, interest and other stable funding),…
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