San Francisco Arts and Homeless Organizations Join Forces to Secure More City Funding
Submitted by Monica on June 1, 2016
By Chloe Veltman, writing for KQED:
Dozens of arts and homelessness advocacy organizations in San Francisco are joining forces to file a ballot measure to restore funding from the city’s Hotel Room Tax (a tax of 14 percent levied on hotel stays, more simply known as the Hotel Tax.) The “San Francisco Arts and Families Funding Ordinance” aims to benefit both cultural activities and families living on the streets — without raising taxes for voters.