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HighTaxes Budget
Proposed half-cent sales tax measure for November 2026 ballot
San Pablo faces a $4.4 million structural deficit and Casino San Pablo revenues have gone stagnant, so the city wants a temporary sales tax: half a cent for five years, a quarter cent for the next five, then it ends. Polling shows the stepped-down design reaches likely majority support. Voters get the final say on November 3.
6 mentionsLast discussed Jul 13, 2026
HighTaxes Budget
Priority-based budgeting overhaul of the council work plan
Starting this summer, the city will shift to ranking programs by community priority — police, parks, roads, dumping — and funding the top-ranked ones first. It takes about a year to implement and will reshape the next budget cycle.
2 mentionsLast discussed Jul 6, 2026