San Mateo County Measure RTM: Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative Half-Cent Sales Tax
Source: livevoterturnout.com
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Adds a half-cent sales tax in San Mateo County for 14 years, part of a five-county Bay Area measure raising about $980 million a year for SamTrans, Caltrain, BART, and other transit, plus road repairs on bus routes. Shoppers pay 50 cents more per $100 spent, with audits and public oversight.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Citizen initiative petition by the Connect Bay Area Transit committee of business, labor and civic groups
A committee of business, labor and civic groups. Early big donors: Chris Larsen, Herzog Contracting, Genentech, HNTB, Meta and the union SEIU 1021. It raised nearly $3 million to start.
Source: masstransitmag.com
A YES vote means
A half-cent sales tax starts in San Mateo County for 14 years to fund SamTrans, Caltrain, BART, and other transit, if a majority across all five counties votes yes.
A NO vote means
No new regional transit sales tax is charged, and transit agencies do not get this money.
Sources: smcacre.gov · mtc.ca.gov2
Sources: smcacre.gov · mtc.ca.gov