NewsTimes of San DiegoNovember 1, 2026San Diego County
San Diego County Voter Guide Highlights November Election Measures A and B
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San Diego County voters face two major countywide measures on their ballots: Measure B, which enacts a half-cent sales tax increase for healthcare, first responders, and environmental cleanup, and Measure A, a county charter update that expands supervisor term limits and modifies administrative oversight. The guide directs voters to in-person polling locations open as of Saturday, Oct. 31, and outlines state propositions and candidate races.
Read the full story at Times of San DiegoWhy It Matters
San Diego County residents will decide on a new half-cent sales tax hike alongside changes to local government governance, term limits for supervisors, and independent oversight structures.
Key Facts
- Measure B proposes a half-cent sales tax increase to fund healthcare, nutritional assistance, Tijuana River pollution mitigation, public safety, and childcare.
- Measure B allocates up to 60% of tax proceeds to healthcare, nutritional assistance, and services for children and families.
- Measure B allocates up to 22.5% of tax proceeds to mitigating the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis.
- Measure B allocates 17.5% of tax proceeds to protecting public safety services, wildfire prevention, and crisis response.
- Measure B establishes an 11-voting-member Citizen Oversight Committee serving four-year terms to oversee spending.
- Measure A is a county charter update that expands County Supervisors' term limits from two terms to three.
- Measure A allows for the formation of an independent ethics commission, independent budget analyst, and program auditor.
- Measure A allows the Board of Supervisors to review and confirm the appointment or removal of key administrative staff including the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Emergency Services Director, Public Health Officer, and Public Defender.
- Measure A stipulates that the Chief Administrative Officer may be removed by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors.
- All in-person voting locations open for the election are available starting Saturday, Oct. 31 until polls close.
Who's Mentioned
PersonMarni von Wilpert“San Diego City Councilmember running in an election race”PersonAlejandro Maciel“Journalist who interviewed gubernatorial candidates”PersonXavier Becerra“Candidate to replace Governor Gavin Newsom”PersonJim Desmond“San Diego County Supervisor running in an election race”PersonGavin Newsom“Current Governor of California”PersonSteve Hilton“Candidate to replace Governor Gavin Newsom”