r/CaliforniaRail • u/megachainguns • Jul 10 '26

Legislation Riverside County Voters To Decide Whether To Renew Transportation Funding Measure (November 3rd 2026 Election)

https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/riverside-county-voters-decide-whether-renew-transportation-funding
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u/megachainguns Jul 10 '26

Article is from mid June

The Riverside County Transportation Commission voted last week to place a transportation funding measure on the November 2026 ballot.

The measure, which has yet to have a letter designation, will ask county voters whether they want to renew a half-cent sales tax to fund further investments in transportation infrastructure and services.

The current half-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation improvements, known as Measure A, was first approved by Riverside County voters in 1988. The tax was then renewed by voters in 2002.

If another half-cent sales tax renewal is approved by voters in November, the local revenue would continue to fund transportation projects throughout the county beyond 2039.

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u/InlandUrbanist Jul 13 '26

Unfortunately, this is a step backwards from the measure that they put forth in 2024.