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Increase Burlingame’s transient occupancy tax from 12% to 15%, paid by hotel and lodging guests. The question estimates $5.7 million annually until ended by voters for general city services, with independent citizen oversight and local control. Listed uses include streets, parks, emergency response and wildfire prevention.
Official source: https://smcacre.gov/elections/november-3-2026-statewide-general-election
Approval requirement: Majority (county listing).
To support city services such as: maintaining city streets/sidewalks and repairing potholes; maintaining parks and trees; enhancing emergency response, preparedness, and wildfire prevention; and for general government use; shall the City of Burlingame measure be adopted raising the transient occupancy (hotel) tax from 12% to 15%, paid only by hotel and lodging guests, until ended by voters, providing an estimated $5,700,000 annually, all funds locally controlled, with independent citizen oversight?
Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 2). Wording transcribed from the official filing; line breaks and spacing normalized.
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Official ballot wording and filing (PDF page 2)
Content reviewed 2026-10-08. Source files checked 2026-10-08. Links open the county’s current files, which may change after review.
34 of 36 recorded Transient Occupancy Tax measures in San Mateo passed between 2001 and 2024.
Same county and broad measure type. These measures may have different purposes and voting rules. Historical outcomes are not a forecast.
Recent records from this comparison:
SAN MATEO Measure CC
SAN MATEO Measure M
SAN MATEO Measure K
SAN MATEO Measure N
Shall a measure to impose an increase to the City's current Transient Occupancy Tax rate of 12%, paid by a person who rents a hotel room, by a 1%…
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