over $1 million. controversial tax break proposal in san francisco up for a vote about it board of supervisors. the plan is to bring convicted felons back into the workforce, saving businesses who hire them a whole lot of cash, and giving felons a chance to turn their lives around. but not everyone is happy with the proposal. reporter: the law is modeled after a similar program in philadelphia that motivates businesses to hire a felon by giving them a $10,000 tax break. as california releases thousands of inmates as part of a move to balance the state budget, they say the many critical to help these people find jobs in the private sector so they are less likely to re-offend. people are coming out of the prison system and jail system.