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Public Transit Revenue Measure District — Transactions and Use Tax Measure

Public Transit Revenue Measure District, San Mateo County • 2026 • Measure

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Impose a sales tax for 14 years to fund transit and specified transportation improvements across five Bay Area counties. The rate would be 0.5% in San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties, and 1% in San Francisco. The estimated $980 million in annual revenue is for the entire district, not San Mateo alone. The measure includes financial reviews and independent oversight.

Official source: https://smcacre.gov/elections/november-3-2026-statewide-general-election

Approval requirement: Majority (county listing).

Official ballot question

To prevent major service cuts to BART and other transit, avoid increased traffic, and reduce pollution by: Preserving BART, Caltrain, VTA, SamTrans, AC Transit, Muni, other transit for everyone, including workers, students, seniors, persons with disabilities; Supporting transit safety, cleanliness, affordability, reliability; Repairing targeted roads/potholes; Requiring financial transparency, oversight, accountability; shall the measure enacting a 0.5% (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara counties), and 1% (San Francisco) sales tax for 14 years generating approximately $980,000,000 annually, be adopted?

Official ballot wording (PDF page 8). Wording transcribed from the official filing; line breaks and spacing normalized.

About this explanation and its sources

CalBallot explanation: AI-assisted, checked against the cited official documents. It is separate from the official ballot question and from campaign arguments.

Official ballot wording (PDF page 8); District counsel’s impartial analysis (PDF pages 1, 2)

Content reviewed 2026-10-08. Source files checked 2026-10-08. Links open the county’s current files, which may change after review.

Explore the historical comparison

18 of 26 recorded Sales Tax measures in San Mateo passed between 2004 and 2024.

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