Create the additional countywide 0.5% tax.
Measure B · San Diego County · Nov 3, 2026
County health and safety sales tax
Adds a countywide half-cent sales tax for health care, children’s services, food security, public safety and Tijuana River sewage response.
At a glance
New tax- Does it raise taxes?
- Yes. A new countywide 0.5% sales tax for health care, children’s services, food security, public safety and sewage response.
- Estimated cost or revenue
- Not yet verified
- Who pays
- Not yet verified
- Where the money goes
- Specified health, children’s services, public safety and sewage-response programs
- How long
- Not yet verified
Worth knowing: A revenue estimate has not yet been independently verified from the official fiscal analysis.
From the San Diego County Registrar of Voters and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.
Your choice
Saved privately on this device.What your vote does
Do not create this additional tax.
How the money works
TypeNew tax
Rate or threshold0.5%
Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.
- Oversight
- Independent audits and citizen oversight committee
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Why they disagree
Parent groups and firefighters say it funds health care for people who lost federal benefits, childcare, fire equipment and stations, and long-overdue work on Tijuana River sewage.
Supporters (summary)The San Diego Taxpayers Association says a local tax lets the federal government off the hook for the sewage crisis, and the measure has no end date and locks in today’s funding formulas.
Opponents (summary)Official overview and selected publisher positions; coverage remains partial.
Who’s funding it
We haven’t loaded campaign-finance filings for Measure B yet. You can look them up directly:
Sources
- San Diego County Registrar of Voters
Measure B: Protect San Diego County’s Health and Safety Act · Official measure text
Checked Oct 31, 2026