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Subcommittee advances nonresident admission fee for San Francisco Botanical Garden after hours of public comment
Summary
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee forwarded an ordinance authorizing a nonresident admission fee for the San Francisco Botanical Garden to the full Board without recommendation after hours of testimony and a set of amendments that require reporting, a sunset/review and a rescind clause if dedicated new tax revenue is later provided.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Subcommittee on May 25 advanced an ordinance to charge non‑resident admission at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, forwarding the measure to the full Board without recommendation after extensive public comment and committee amendments.
Phil Ginsberg, director of the Recreation and Park Department, told the committee the department is "grappling with a $12,400,000 budget deficit" and presented the nonresident fee as a way to raise recurring revenue and avoid deeper cuts to garden staff. The proposal would keep San Francisco residents free and charge nonresidents $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors, $2 for children and cap family charges at $15; the department…
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