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Youth Commission lays out 16 budget and policy priorities, urges Vote 16 and permanent Free Muni for youth
Summary
The San Francisco Youth Commission presented a 16-point budget and policy priorities report to the Budget & Appropriation Committee, calling for a November ballot measure to lower the voting age, making Free Muni for All Youth permanent, expanded school safety and mental-health supports, housing targets, climate resilience, and targeted supports for youth homelessness and Bayview cleanup.
The San Francisco Youth Commission presented its budget and policy priorities for fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26 to the Budget & Appropriation Committee on March 27, 2024. Chair Ewan Barker Plummer and vice chair Gabby Lozano outlined 16 Budget & Policy Priorities (BPPs) across three committees (civic engagement & education; housing, recreation & transit; and transformative justice) and asked supervisors to work with commissioners and departments through the budget process.
Top priorities emphasized by the commission include placing a charter amendment on the November ballot to lower the voting age ("Vote 16"), making Free Muni for All Youth a permanent, baseline SFMTA program, and increasing school-safety investments such as functioning PA systems, secure door locks and drills, plus a public-awareness…
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