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San Mateo, California, Measure W, Hotel Tax (November 2020)
| San Mateo Measure W | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local hotel tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
San Mateo Measure W was on the ballot as a referral in San Mateo on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a hotel tax increase to 14%, generating an estimated $1 million per year to fund city services including street repair, emergency services, traffic control, maintenance of parks and community facilities, and infrastructure. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a hotel tax increase to 14%, generating an estimated $1 million per year to fund city services including street repair, emergency services, traffic control, maintenance of parks and community facilities, and infrastructure. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure W.
Election results
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San Mateo Measure W |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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35,224 | 74.89% | ||
| No | 11,808 | 25.11% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure W was as follows:
| “ | To fund general city services such as: maintaining streets and repairing potholes; providing fire, paramedic, and 9-1-1 emergency response; managing traffic congestion and enhancing pedestrian safety measures; maintaining parks, recreation and community facilities, infrastructure, and general city services; shall an ordinance increasing the City of San Mateo's existing transient occupancy tax paid by hotel/motel guests to 14% to provide an estimated $1,000,000 annually until ended by voters, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of San Mateo.
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Footnotes
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