Contra Costa County supervisors vote to put sales tax on June ballot to offset federal cuts

by Dan McMenamin, Bay City News March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Members of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meet Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in a framegrab from the county’s public meeting broadcast. The board voted 4-1 to place a temporary five-eighths of a cent sales tax on the June 2 ballot that officials say could help offset federal funding cuts. (Contra Costa County via Bay City News)

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors this week voted to place a sales tax on the ballot for the upcoming June election that they said is needed to backfill recent federal funding cuts.

The board voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the sales tax of five-eighths of a cent per dollar for five years on the June 2 ballot. If a majority of the county’s voters approve the measure, it is estimated to generate about $150 million annually.

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Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.

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