Election Updates to SAMCEDA Recommendations: November 2026 Ballot Initiatives

As part of its ongoing commitment to addressing issues impacting San Mateo County and the broader region, SAMCEDA’s Board of Directors carefully reviewed and evaluated several local and regional ballot measures before determining the organization’s positions ahead of the November 2026 election.

SAMCEDA is sharing the latest available results for the ballot measures it supported, providing an update on where each measure currently stands based on the semi-official election results as ballots continue to be counted.

The California Secretary of State is scheduled to certify the official election results on Friday, December 11, 2026.

• Regional Transportation Measure
  • Regional Transit Measure (RTM) - Public Transit Revenue Measure District: Transactions and Use Tax Measure
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on RTM 
      • The Regional Transit Measure (RTM) will provide dedicated funding to prevent catastrophic service cuts to BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit while investing in transit throughout the five-county region (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara)
• County Measures
  • Measure L - San Mateo County Charter Amendment Measure - Extreme Weather Events
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on Measure L
      • Approval of the Measure would amend the Charter to add a new provision to the Charter's Preamble designating long-term resilience to extreme weather events as a County priority
  • Measure AA - San Mateo County Charter Amendment Measure - Affirmation of Rights
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on Measure AA
      • Approval of the measure would amend the Charter to add a new provision to the Charter's Preamble affirming the County's commitment to the dignity, civil rights, and equal protection of all County residents
  • Measure J - San Mateo County Charter Amendment Measure - Extension to Call a Special Election or Appoint
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on Measure J
      • Approval of the measure would amend Section 415 of Article IV of the Charter to extend, from 30 days to 60 days, the period in which the Board of Supervisors must either make an appointment or call a special election to fill a vacancy in an elective office other than the Board, and to require a public meeting before any appointment is made
  • Measure U - San Mateo County Charter Amendment Measure - Reapportionment of Supervisorial Districts
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on Measure U
      • Approval of the measure would amend Section 202 of the Charter and add a new Section 202.1 to require that the County's five supervisorial districts be reapportioned after each federal decennial census by an independent redistricting commission, rather than by the Board of Supervisors by ordinance
• School District Measure
  • Measure V - San Mateo County Community College District: Bond Measure
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: Yes on Measure V 
      • Measure V will protect affordable college education, maintain quality job training, and repair aging classrooms and labs, all without raising taxes by a penny
• City Measures
  • Semi-Official Result: Passed
  • Measure P - City of Menlo Park: Citizen Initiative to Amend Municipal Code
    • SAMCEDA Position: No on P
      • Measure P prohibits the City of Menlo Park from making changes to City-owned downtown parking lot properties including selling, leasing, authorizing housing development, or constructing improvements.
  • Measure E - City of Redwood City: Rent Control and Eviction Limits Initiative 
    • Semi-Official Result: Passed
    • SAMCEDA Position: No on E
      • Measure E will put the City of Redwood City at financial risk, reduce housing choice and affordability, target homeowners, and halt future affordable housing projects in the community