San Francisco passes ban on flavored tobacco; education parcel tax wins

[Gerald]

Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle 2017

An annual $298 parcel tax to fund higher teacher salaries in San Francisco, a measure aimed at attracting and retaining educators in the high cost-of-living city, passed Tuesday night.

Sponsored by the United Educators of San Francisco union, the measure — Proposition G — will collect an estimated $50 million a year to boost teacher pay, add staffing at high-needs schools and improve technology in the San Francisco Unified School District. The new tax would run for 20 years.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...p?t=df26b0ea7a

$50 million.Wondering if it goes round with that sum.