Bay Area, CA
Election Date: March 2, 2004
Type:
Revenue Type:
Transit Revenue Explanation:
Outcome: Win for Transit
Results: Passed, 56% - 44%
Under SB 916 of 2003, residents of seven Bay Area counties would vote in March 2004 to raise bridge tolls by $1 to spend an estimated $125 million a year for transit, planning and roads. The Bay Area's priorities include a $50 million fourth hole in the Caldecott Tunnel, $36 million to expand ferry service and $50 million for a new five-lane span for the Benicia-Martinez bridge. Funds would also strengthen Bay Area Rapid Transit underground tunnels, renovate the TransBay Terminal in San Francisco and study Bay Area access to a proposed high-speed rail system in California. The measure needs majority approval of voters in seven counties with state-owned toll bridges to pass. That includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Solano counties.
How Bay Area voted on Measure 2
County:
YES NO
Alameda
54% to 46%
Contra Costa
51% to 49%
Marin
64% to 36%
San Francisco
69% to 31%
San Mateo
55% to 45%
Santa Clara
59% to 41%
Solano
41% to 59%