San Francisco County Measure RTM: Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative One-Cent Sales Tax
San Francisco County, California
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
San Francisco County Measure RTM: Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative One-Cent Sales Tax is a ballot measure in San Francisco County, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Adds a one-cent sales tax in San Francisco for 14 years, part of a five-county Bay Area measure raising about $980 million a year to keep Muni, BART, Caltrain, and other transit running, with some money for road repairs. Shoppers pay about $1 more per $100 spent, with audits and public oversight.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 830,235 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 830,235) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.82, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Adds a one-cent sales tax in San Francisco for 14 years, part of a five-county Bay Area measure raising about $980 million a year to keep Muni, BART, Caltrain, and other transit running, with some money for road repairs. Shoppers pay about $1 more per $100 spent, with audits and public oversight.
A YES vote means
Sales tax rises by one cent in San Francisco, and the money funds transit service, safety, and cleanliness plus targeted road repairs for 14 years.
A NO vote means
No new sales tax, and transit agencies face the service cuts they say the funding gap would force.
Sources: vote.santaclaracounty.gov · localnewsmatters.org · seamlessbayarea.org
Sources: growsf.org · localnewsmatters.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.