County sales tax measure will be on November ballot

Measure A funds were supposed to be spent on essentials. Instead they have been used e.g. for 14 hand driers in the County restrooms, grossly ugly "art" in NFO and padding the pension fund. There are so many ways that the county wastes money. A blatant example is John Maltbie's obscene salary + pension for doing nothing.

San Mateo County Residents were lied to by our leaders 4 years ago according to the SMC Grand Jury.
They said we would lose critical services if we didn't pass it, They said we had a deficit the voters approved it.
Now just 4 years into a 10 year tax and they put it on the ballot so 50% plus one vote passes.
The residents of SMC did not ask for this.
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Janet and Michael, you are both correct, and the "powers to be" knew 4 years ago that this would be their plan of attack. We need to push back, then make some changes.

Again, similar to the Menlo park school district, the county has wasted money and spent it on projects that are not a high priority or on projects that do not represent the bigger community as a whole. We need to make these officials show us in the next 6 years that they can spend the money wisely. The county needs to be transparent in their spending. Show us you are being fiscally responsible when you spend the money. Bring back your ballot measure in 6 years and we will decide then if it's deserved. Vote no now and grade the county on their spending, make them earn a yes vote.

Michael, if you were around in 1991, the county put a 1/2 % sales tax called The Best Schools Proposal, Measure A, which needed a simple majority. I led the campaign which resulted in a resounding defeat of the measure with NO votes over 60%.

This tax, and the one in Belmont, should be defeated by more than that.

Union members are taxpayers too. They do not all follow the dictates of the union leaders. Of course the vote by mail ballot may have an influence on that.

This should help the residents understand what they are up against.
1:13 mark into the video
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Make that a 72% NO vote. Web Link

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Jack I hope you are right, Lets do it again

I'm so glad that the government thinks residents are made out of money and taxing is the only real option to fund their projects.

Vote NO

Vote NO.

Don't the supervisors realize the sales tax hits lower income people the hardest! Sales taxes are highly regressive. The poorer you are and the more dependents you have, the higher proportion of your income goes to the sales tax.

On the other hand, income tax, property tax, and bond repayments through property tax bills are progressive taxes. High income earners and wealthy people tend to pay a higher percentage of these taxes.

If you raise taxes on the poor, you are contributing to the affordability problem, not helping it.

Supervisors gave HMB $6,000,000 zero interest and repayment start date of 2019 Measure A Funds.
That is on top of County is paying for 1/2 of the total expense another $12,000,000

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It is time to vote no on the extension. Supervisors have too much of our money and the well needs to run dry.

Here are the Arguments for and against:
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