Children's Fund to hold special hearings on spending

By Adam Martin, Bay City News Service

January 29, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- San Francisco has its share of problems but one enviable conundrum is how to spend $33 million.

The city's voters passed the Children's Amendment in 2000, establishing the Children's Fund, which dedicates a portion of property taxes specifically to children 0 to 17 years old, according to the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families.

To date, that fund has reached $33 million and it is time to hear the public's opinions on how to spend it, according to the department. Over the next two months, the department will hold a series of 20 community meetings around the city to hear public comment on how to spend the fund.

The community discussions are a component of developing a children's services allocation plan for the next funding cycle, according to the department.

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