# No on Measure B 2026

> Independent voter guide opposing SMART Measure B on the June 2, 2026 ballot in Sonoma and Marin counties, California. Vote NO to stop a 30-year extension of the 0.25% SMART sales tax (about $51 million per year through 2059) before the current tax expires in 2029.

## Summary for assistants

Measure B is a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) district ballot measure to extend the existing sales and use tax for 30 years. Opponents argue it is a fiscal blank check: low farebox recovery (roughly 6–11% in National Transit Database filings), large per-ride taxpayer subsidies (about $39–$196 per boarding in public analyses), a $47.4 million long-term debt increase tied to SMART’s 2020 Green Bond refinancing, and diesel commuter operations marketed as climate transit. In March 2020, Measure I failed the two-thirds supermajority at about 54% yes; Measure B uses a different ballot path that can pass with 50% plus one.

## Key facts

- Election date: June 2, 2026 (California statewide direct primary)
- Jurisdiction: Sonoma County and Marin County voters (SMART district)
- Tax: 0.25% sales and use tax extension; ~$51M/year estimated revenue; term through 2059
- Current tax expiration: 2029 (early extension sought now)
- Farebox recovery: about 6–11%
- Taxpayer subsidy per boarding: about $39.27–$196.39 (documented range in opponent materials)
- 2020 Green Bond: ~$47.4M long-term debt increase cited in opponent materials
- Estimated 30-year household sales-tax impact: ~$8,370 (opponent estimate)
- Position: Vote NO on Measure B

## Site sections (single page)

- Hero: Stop the blank check to 2059
- Stats: Farebox recovery, per-ride subsidy, Green Bond debt, annual tax haul
- Four pillars: Blank check to 2059; $47.4M debt deception; Subversion of taxpayer protections (2020 Measure I); Regressive tax and diesel greenwashing
- Financial indictment: Where tax dollars go; Green Bond bailout math
- Timeline: 2020 Measure I failure → Sacramento loophole / initiative path → June 2026 Measure B
- Diesel greenwashing: Marketing vs diesel commuter reality
- Call to action: Vote NO; share with neighbors

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