California’s Proposition 10 passed in 1998. Proposition 10 created a tax of fifty cents on every tobacco product sold. It created the Children and Families Commission. The Commission is also known as First 5 San Francisco.

Nearly $500 million in annual revenue comes from the tobacco tax. Each county gets money for local programs. Counties are funded based on their birth rate. San Francisco gets about $6 million each year.

In 2022, First 5 San Francisco merged with the Office of Early Care and Education. They formed the Department of Early Childhood. The Children and Families Commission still oversees the City’s Proposition 10 funds.

Four seats on the Commission are for City agencies:

• Direktor ng Pampublikong Kalusugan, o designee
• General Manager ng Human Services Agency, o designee
• Miyembro ng Lupon ng mga Tagapangasiwa
• Direktor ng Kagawaran ng mga Bata, Kabataan at Kanilang Pamilya, o designee

Five seats are appointed by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors. They have four-year terms. They represent these community constituencies:

• County services for children, public health, behavioral health, or social work. Or, tobacco and substance abuse prevention and treatment
• Mga tatanggap ng mga serbisyong ibinigay ng County Strategic Plan
• Mga tagapagturo na dalubhasa sa pag unlad ng maagang pagkabata
• Local childcare resources or referral agencies. Or, the Childcare Planning and Advisory Council
• Mga lokal na organisasyon para sa pag iwas o maagang interbensyon para sa mga pamilyang nasa panganib
• Mga organisasyon na nakabase sa komunidad para sa pag unlad ng maagang pagkabata
• San Francisco Unified School District
• Mga lokal na asosasyon ng medikal, pediatric, o obstetric

There are two committees in the Children and Families commission. The Program Committee reviews the performance of our programs. It considers new initiatives. The Fiscal Committee oversees financial matters. It does financial planning and makes our annual budget. It also monitors expenses.