Councilman Dave Upthegrove removed the proposed 0.1 percent county-sales-tax increase from the committee meeting’s agenda Wednesday.
He’s hoping to stop the plan from getting on the August ballot. In a statement Tuesday, he described his action as “effectively killing” a package funded by a regressive tax that burdens lower-income residents.
The proposal, championed by Constantine and called Access for All, would raise about $67 million annually. That money would go toward arts, culture and science programming, with more than 300 organizations getting funding.