California
2010 Ballot Measures
Alameda County, CA - Measure F
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
The Alameda County Congestion Management Agency board has decided to ask voters to approve a $10 vehicle fee on the November ballot. The fee increase is expected to raise $11 million a year, which would be divided:
- 60%—city and county roads
- 25%—congestion relief measures such as express buses, transit passes for students and workers, and park and ride lots or rail station improvements
- 10%—transportation technology improvements
- 5%—bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Ballot Language:
To repair and maintain local streets and roads; improve traffic flow and bicyclist, pedestrian and driver safety; improve public transportation; and encourage green transportation options; shall a local vehicle registration fee of ten dollars be established in Alameda County with expenditures subject to strict monitoring and with all revenues staying in Alameda County?
Proponent Info:
Local Transportation Improvement Committee & California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee
Website:
http://www.voteyesonmeasuref.com/
Opponent Info: N/A
Contra Costa County, CA - Measure O
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
Contra Costa County voters will be asked this November whether they support an increase of $10 to annual car registration fees. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority voted unanimously to place the $8.5 million measure on the ballot. The revenue would be divided as follows:
- 71%—city and county roads
- 21%—congestion relief measures such as express buses, transit passes for students and workers, and park and ride lots or rail station improvements
- 8 %—bicycle and pedestrian improvements
Ballot Language:
To repair and maintain local streets and roads; improve traffic flow, bicycle, pedestrian and driver safety; and improve public transportation efficiency; shall a local vehicle registration fee of ten dollars be established in Contra Costa with expenditures subject to strict monitoring and with all revenues staying in Contra Costa?
Proponent Info:
Local Transportation Improvement Committee & California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee
Website: www.voteyesonmeasureo.com
Opponent Info:
Contra Costa Taxpayers Association & Alliance of Contra Costa Taxpayers
Marin County, CA - Measure B
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
This Measure, placed by the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), will authorize a $10 increase in motor vehicle registration fees for all vehicles registered in Marin County.
The vehicle fee is projected to generate about $2.3 million annually. The revenue would be divided as follows:
- 40 % - Maintain Local Streets and Pathways
- 35 % - Improve Transit for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- 25% - Reduce Congestion and Pollution
Ballot Language:
To help reduce traffic congestion, maintain roads, improve safety, and reduce air pollution by: maintaining local and residential streets and pathways; funding transportation options for seniors and disabled persons; funding local pothole repair; providing school crossing guards and providing safe access to schools; and, reducing commute trip congestion and supporting a cleaner environment; shall Marin County voters authorize a $10 fee on the registration of vehicles, with citizen’s oversight, to be spent entirely within Marin County?
Proponent Info:
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Website: www.marinbike.org/Campaigns/YesOnB.shtml
Opponent Info: N/A
San Francisco County, CA –Prop AA
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary: Under the terms of the ballot proposition, San Francisco voters would have to pay $10 more every year to register their vehicles than they currently do. A simple majority vote is required for passage.
If approved, it is anticipated that the new tax on cards would bring in about $5 million more each year. The money from the tax would be dedicated to pay for street repair, pedestrian safety and transit reliability improvement projects. These costs are currently paid out of the city's general operating fund. The money would be spent as follows:
- 50% street repairs
- 25% transit reliability and mobility
- 25% pedestrian safety
Ballot Language:
Shall the San Francisco County Transportation Authority add $10 to the annual registration fee for vehicles registered in San Francisco to fund transportation projects involving street repairs and reconstruction, pedestrian safety, and transit reliability improvements?
Proponent Info:
Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Chapter
Website: http://sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/yodeler/html/2010/09/elections5.htm
Opponent Info: N/A
San Mateo County, CA – Measure M
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
If approved Nov. 2, the ballot measure would tack on a $10 fee when county drivers register their cars with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Revenue from the extra fee is expected to generate an estimated $6.7 million a year to cover a myriad of road-related improvement cost
- 50% - local streets & road maintenance
- 50% - county wide transportation programs (transit operations & safe routes to school)
Ballot Language:
To help maintain neighborhood streets, fix potholes, provide transportation options, improve traffic circulation, provide transit options including senior and disabled services, reduce congestion, reduce water pollution from oil and gas runoff, and provide safe routes to schools, shall the Congestion Management Agency for San Mateo County levy a $10 registration fee, for 25 years, on vehicles registered in San Mateo County, requiring annual audits and all funds be spent for programs and projects in San Mateo County?
Proponent Info:
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Opponent Info: N/A
Santa Clara County, CA – Measure B
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
The ballot proposition, if approved by voters, will add $10 to the fees associated with registering a vehicle in the county. A simple majority vote is required to enact the new tax. This measure is projected to generate $14 million annually.
- 80% - local road improvement and repair
- 15% -Regional Programs (ITS)
- 5% - Program administration
Ballot Language:
To repair potholes, repave and maintain local streets, improve traffic flow on local roads; increase Santa Clara County’s share of state/federal matching funds; improve safety; and pay for other congestion and pollution mitigation projects; shall the motor vehicle registration fee be increased $10 for each vehicle registered in Santa Clara County; thereby relieving traffic congestion, improving streets and reducing polluted, toxic roadway runoff which contaminates water supplies, with all revenues to remain in Santa Clara County?
Proponent Info:
Local Transportation Improvement Committee & California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee
Website: http://www.voteyesonmeasureb.com/about/
Opposition Info: N/A
Sonoma County, CA –Measure W
Type: Vehicle Fee
Summary:
Measure W, if approved by voters, will add $10 to the fees associated with registering a vehicle in the county. A simple majority vote is required to enact the new tax. It is estimated that the new fee would raise about $5 million a year for the county
- 23% - pothole repair, complete streets, roadway technologies
- 12% - Safe Routes to Schools
- 60% transit
- 5% administration
Ballot Language:
In order to fill pot holes, build more bicycle and pedestrian safety projects, create a countywide Safe Routes to School program and sustain and improve local bus service throughout Sonoma County, shall the Sonoma County Transportation Authority establish a $10 annual vehicle license fee?
Proponent Info:
North Bay Leadership Council, Local Transportation Improvement Committee & California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee
Website: http://www.voteyesonmeasurew.com/
Opponent Info:
Sonoma County Taxpayers Association
California Statewide – Prop 22
Type: Constitutional Amendment
Summary:
Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act, on the November 2010 statewide ballot, would prohibit the state from taking, borrowing or redirecting local taxpayer funds dedicated to public safety, emergency response and other vital local government services. Prop 22 would close loopholes to prevent taking local taxpayer funds currently dedicated to cities, counties, special districts and redevelopment agencies. It would also revoke the State’s authority to borrow local government property tax funds.
Ballot Language:
Prohibits the state, even during a period of severe financial hardship, from delaying the distribution of tax revenues for transportation, redevelopment, or local government projects and services
Proponent Info:
Yes on 22/Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Vital Services, a coalition of taxpayers, public safety, local government, transportation, business and labor, the League of California Cities & the California Alliance for Jobs Rebuild California Committee
Website: http://www.savelocalservices.com/proposition_22
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=160083917338711
Opponent Info:
Citizens Against Taxpayer Giveaways & California Professional Firefighters
Website: www.votenoprop22.com
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