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Council moves to place Measure G extension on November ballot amid calls for clearer oversight
Summary
Staff and a consultant presented a 400-sample poll showing majority support to extend the city's Measure G sales-tax funding; after lengthy public comment urging stronger transparency and a sunset, the council directed staff to return with ballot language and oversight options and voted to proceed with placing the measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
City consultants told the council a statistically appropriate 400-person survey of likely Salinas voters shows a majority — roughly 61% — would support renewing Measure G, the city's existing one-cent sales-tax allocation, if presented as a ballot measure in November 2026.
William Berry of Probolski/ProResearch summarized methodology and message-testing results for the council,…
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