San Mateo County Leaders Urge State to Provide $157 Million in Funding Owed to 21 Peninsula Communities

"In a powerful and unified call to action this morning, San Mateo County leaders gathered at Downtown Redwood City Fire Station 9 to appeal for inclusion in the State budget of in-lieu Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue that is legally owed to San Mateo County and its cities, and for enactment of a permanent fix to a broken State payment mechanism that is leaving the County uniquely and unfairly shortchanged without State action.

With urgency mounting and stakes escalating, leaders made clear: the clock is ticking."

"Today’s rally demonstrated overwhelming unity and resolve. All 20 cities in San Mateo County, alongside Mono and Alpine counties, have joined the County in legal action against the State to recover these funds.

At the same time, the County has launched SMCFairFunding.org to inform the public and to lay out the facts regarding the in-lieu VLF funding San Mateo County and its cities are rightfully owed.

The State Assembly Budget Subcommittee will hear the County’s request for inclusion of VLF funding in the State Budget on Tuesday April 21st. The Governor has until late June to finalize the State budget."