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The Tribune

SLO County transportation tax measure may be pulled off ballot. What to know

Reported by Hannah Poukish ahead of the decision. The Tribune noted that the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors had scheduled a special public meeting to vote on withdrawing the transportation tax measure, after a county staff report said it was “anticipated” that SLOCOG may request the withdrawal. The article recapped that the measure would have raised the county sales tax by 0.5% to generate roughly $35 million annually for 30 years, would have cost up to $588,000 to place on the November ballot, and required a two-thirds majority to pass as a special tax.

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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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