County Ballot Measures Guide: What Campbell Voters Need to Know

Voters in Campbell have two measures to consider Nov. 6.

Measures A and B are county-wide measures.

Measure A – One-Eighth Cent Tax. Placed on the ballot by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to fill the severe gap of state funding cuts, the proposal would raise sales tax by one-eighth percent to help pay for emergency room and trauma care, law enforcement, health coverage for low-income children, among other services. The current tax rate is 8.375 percent. A ‘yes’ vote would raise it by an eighth of a penny, or 0.125, meaning we would then pay 8.5 percent tax.

Measure B – Clean, Safe Water and Natural Flood Protection Program. Placed on the ballot by the Santa Clara Valley Water District, this measure would extend for another 15 years the parcel tax that voters approved in 2000 for infrastructural work, that ends in 2016. The new program would pay to repair dams, protect creeks and provide flood protection. If you didn’t mind paying the parcel tax, which can range from in cost from unimproved lots to those that are commercial-industrial, a "yes" vote would continue this parcel tax for you. Single family homes pay an average of $56, but depending on which of the five categories your property is, the tax rate would be higher or lower. If you do, a "no" vote would reject this parcel tax and the district would likely go back and work on a new proposal before the expiration of the old tax.

Patch Articles about Measure A

• A Second Sales Tax Hike on the November Ballot?
• County Supes Place Sales Tax Increase on Ballot

Patch News and Opinion Articles About Measure B

• Water Board Puts Measure on Ballot
• Getting to the Heart of the Issue: Please Vote Yes on Measure B for Safe Clean Water
• Letter to the Editor: Vote 'No on B' is the Right Thing to Do

SELECTED LINKS 

All Measures

• League of Women Voters - Summary of Measures and Arguments 
• Ballotpedia - Santa Clara County Measures

Measure A

• Yes - Santa Clara County Supervisors news release
• No - Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association and San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber

Measure B

• Yes - Yes on B (also contains list of endorsers)
• Neutral - Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, Neutral position discussion, pdf, P. 8
• No - Environmentalists for Living Streams and Western Waters Canoe Club, via  www.envirosforlivingstreams.org; Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association

ENDORSEMENTS

Patch does not make endorsements in elections. We have provided the endorsement pages, including links to the original editorials, of local publications for your convenience.

• San Jose Mercury News
• Mountain View Voice
• Los Altos Town Crier
• San Jose Inside