In San Mateo County there apparently is something called a "free lunch".  In fact, there are a bunch of them, but this one from the Community College District Board costs $6.4 million.  If the lesson we want to be teaching is how to sponge off Other People's Money, then mission accomplished.  From the DJ

District officials have spent the past few years working to reduce financial barriers to higher education in part by doing away with some fees and lobbying for Senate Bill 893. The bill took effect last year and allowed the district to waive and use unrestricted funds to cover a state-mandatory $46 per unit enrollment fee for county residents.

Those waivers cost about $6.4 million, according to the policy that was adopted in April 2023. To support continuing the free college program, Chancellor Melissa Moreno was tasked with securing a permanent financial source to support the continued effort to lower barriers to higher education.

No word on how she will go about THAT.  Bake sales won't get there.  Expect another vaguely written Measure on the ballot soon.  People don't value things as much when they are "free" as when they have some skin in the game.