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Supervisors pause plan to use Baby Prop C interest after large public outcry
Summary
After hours of public testimony from parents, educators and childcare providers, supervisors voted to continue an ordinance that would have used interest from the Babies & Families First (Baby Prop C) fund to cover baseline city spending, citing concerns about voter intent and requests for more community consultation.
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 13 paused consideration of an ordinance that would allow the city to use interest earned in the Babies & Families First Fund to reduce the early‑care baseline spending requirement for multiple fiscal years, after intense public comment and objections from childcare providers and advocates.
Chair Connie Chan said the committee heard “a lot of passion and public testimony” and accepted a motion from Supervisor Marjan Melgar to continue the measure to the call of the chair so the mayor’s office and community groups can discuss revisions. The motion passed. The continuance stops immediate adoption…
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