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Sponsor proposes permanent 1% sales tax to fund infrastructure, housing and behavioral-health projects
Summary
A proposed charter amendment (AO 2025-96), dubbed "Penny for Progress," would create a permanent, voter-approved 1% sales tax with three dedicated buckets— infrastructure, a workforce housing trust and behavioral-health stabilization—plus citizen oversight and five-year program reviews.
A sponsor presented AO 2025-96 on Oct. 2 proposing a charter amendment to establish a permanent 1% sales tax—branded "Penny for Progress"—dedicated to three distinct funding buckets: infrastructure investments, a workforce housing trust, and behavioral-health stabilization and supportive facilities.
The sponsor said the measure is structured as a flat 1% sales tax with only state-mandated exemptions and would be a charter change requiring eight assembly votes to place on the ballot and a simple majority of voters to approve. The presentation…
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