https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2016/11/08/update-measure-to-extend-sales-tax-for-20-years-passes-handily


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Update: Measure to extend sales tax for 20 years passes handily

Original post made on Nov 12, 2016

Seventy percent of voters Tuesday agreed with Measure K, a proposal to extend by 20 years a 10-year countywide half-cent sales tax that would have expired in 2023.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 8:23 PM

Comments

Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Nov 12, 2016 at 7:54 pm

The Organized Vote in San Mateo County is about 130,000

The Yes on K group would have gotten this same amount of votes without spending a dime.


Posted by pogo
a resident of Woodside: other
on Nov 12, 2016 at 8:04 pm

pogo is a registered user.

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 12, 2016 at 9:46 pm

Menlo Voter. is a registered user.

There's no accounting for stupidity


Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Nov 13, 2016 at 7:28 pm

Organized not stupidity almost 60,000 voted No they got it right.

The Organized Endorsers didn't care that the measure was dishonest, not their problem