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Contra Costa supervisors direct staff to prepare a June ballot sales-tax measure to shore up health and social services
Summary
After presentations from county health officials and union partners, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare a draft ordinance for a temporary countywide sales tax (0.50% or 0.625%) to help backfill projected federal and state funding cuts to Medi‑Cal and child-care programs, with a separate citizen oversight committee proposed.
Supervisor John Gioia on Tuesday urged the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to act now to blunt an anticipated drop in federal and state funding for health and social services, proposing a temporary countywide sales tax on the June 2026 ballot.
Gioia described two possible rates — a one-half cent (0.50%) or five‑eighths cent (0.625%) measure — and said staff and labor polling showed the higher rate would raise more than $150 million a year and was viable with voters. “We need to be prepared,” Gioia said, arguing the funds would mitigate immediate service disruptions and buy time for state and federal policy changes.
County and hospital leaders told the board that changes in federal rules and potential cuts could…
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