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Replace San Carlos School District’s existing parcel tax with a $489-per-parcel tax for eight years, with annual cost-of-living adjustments. The question estimates approximately $4.4 million annually for educational programs, teachers and class sizes. The measure includes citizen oversight and senior exemptions, requires local spending and prohibits spending on administrator salaries.
Official source: https://smcacre.gov/elections/november-3-2026-statewide-general-election
Approval requirement: Two-thirds (county listing).
To protect outstanding educational programs, hands-on science, math, technology, arts, reading and writing, attract and retain high-quality teachers, maintain reasonable class sizes, and sustain property values, shall the San Carlos School District’s measure be adopted to replace its existing parcel tax at a $489 per parcel rate (raising approximately $4,400,000 annually) for 8 years, with annual cost-of-living adjustments, citizen oversight, senior exemptions, all funds spent locally and no funds used for administrator salaries?
Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 8). Wording transcribed from the official filing; line breaks and spacing normalized.
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Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 8)
Content reviewed 2026-10-08. Source files checked 2026-10-08. Links open the county’s current files, which may change after review.
76 of 105 recorded Property Tax measures in San Mateo passed between 1999 and 2024.
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