Produced and Edited by J.P. Dobrin for KQED news
The 2018 Proposition C would raise the gross receipts tax on revenue that companies bring in above $50 million. The average half-percent increase in the tax would raise roughly $300 million annually to get homeless San Franciscans off of the street. Half of the money would go toward long-term fixes, like supportive housing, while the other half would go toward more immediate assistance, like shelters, mental health services, and rental assistance.
The debate has particularly touched a nerve in San Francisco, where a tax that would double the city's homeless service budget has sparked a clash of tech titans, divided political allies, and led the city's new mayor to make the most controversial decision of her short tenure.