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Committee approves transfer‑tax measure and resolution of intent to fund Free City College, amid debate over revenue sources and program guarantees
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee approved a measure to raise the real property transfer tax on sales of $5M+ (creating a top rate of 3% on sales over $25M) and a companion resolution expressing intent to use new revenue to make City College free for eligible San Franciscans; supervisors and analysts debated whether most revenue would come from commercial sales and emphasized the need for reserve and eligibility rules.
The San Francisco Budget & Finance Committee on June 29 voted 4–1 to move forward a proposed increase in the real property transfer tax for properties selling for $5,000,000 or more and to approve a companion resolution of intent to prioritize new revenue for making City College tuition‑free for eligible San Franciscans.
Supervisor Jane Kim described the proposal as a modest set of rate increases that would create a new top bracket of 3% for sales above $25,000,000 and said the city economist estimated the measure would generate about $44 million a year on average. Kim framed the measure as a way to fund Free City College and other city needs such as housing, transit and libraries while creating an accountability vehicle (the Free City College Fund) for new revenue.
Ted Egan of the Comptroller’s Office presented an economic impact report, emphasizing the transfer tax is applied to sales above $5,000,000 and that revenue estimates are volatile. Egan’s office ran multiple scenarios…
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