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The Tribune

Better Roads SLO County throws support behind SLOCOG transportation tax

Published in The Tribune under the headline: “Group abruptly ends effort to get new sales tax on SLO County ballot. Here’s why.”

The campaign has shifted strategy and is now backing the half-cent transportation sales tax measure being prepared by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG). SLOCOG’s Board is set to vote in early June on placing the measure on the November 2026 ballot, which would dedicate funding to local road repairs, safety improvements, and regional transportation projects.

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The Tribune

A revote on SLO County's road tax is overdue.

Editorial referencing the countywide transportation sales tax (Measure J) that received 66% voter support a decade ago but failed to pass due to the approval threshold requirement, arguing it's time to give voters another chance.

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