To fund general city services such as: maintaining streets and repairing potholes; providing fire, paramedic, and 9-1-1 emergency response; managing traffic congestion and enhancing pedestrian safety measures; maintaining parks, recreation and community facilities, infrastructure, and general city services; shall an ordinance increasing the City of San Mateo's existing transient occupancy tax paid by hotel/motel guests to 14% to provide an estimated $1,000,000 annually until ended by voters, be adopted?
2, San Mateo County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 74.9% yes, 25.1% no (47,032 votes cast)
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This measure increased San Mateo's transient occupancy tax on hotel and motel guests to 14%, generating an estimated $1,000,000 annually for general city services including street maintenance, emergency services, traffic management, and parks and recreation facilities.