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Board approves $9 million appropriation to support free City College plan
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a $9 million appropriation of real property transfer tax revenue to support a ballot measure and initial implementation steps to make City College tuition-free for city residents; the vote was 10–1.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10–1 on Jan. 10 to appropriate $9,000,000 of real property transfer tax revenue for fiscal year 2016–17 to support City College and place funds in the controller’s reserve pending the outcome of a November ballot measure to make City College free for San Francisco residents.
Supervisor Kim, the ordinance’s sponsor, framed the appropriation as an investment in “human capital,” saying: “I believe that a k through 14 education system should be…
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