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Community leaders urge planning as First 5 funding shrinks; supervisors file hearing record
Summary
Supervisors heard from First 5, OECE and DCYF about programs supporting children 0–5 and the threat posed by declining Proposition 10 tobacco‑tax revenue. Community providers and parents urged sustained investment in family resource centers and early‑childhood supports; the committee filed the hearing for the record.
Supervisor Feuer convened a hearing on First 5 San Francisco to review the program’s history, current services and the funding pressures that come as Proposition 10 tobacco‑tax revenue declines. First 5 Executive Director Ingrid Mesquita, OECE Director September Jarrett and DCYF Executive Director Maria Sue presented data, described service models and called for planning to preserve core services.
Mesquita said First 5’s mandate (created by Prop 10) is to support prenatal through age‑5 services and cross‑sector coordination. She cited local indicators discussed in the record: roughly 25% growth in children born in San Francisco…
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