Contra Costa Taxpayers Association

June 2, 2026 Countywide Ballot Measures

Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
A	Contra Costa County Urban Limit Line	MAJORITY	OPPOSE

"Shall the measure amending the Contra Costa County General Plan and the County’s 65/35 Land Preservation Plan Ordinance to continue protections to the County’s non-urban, agricultural, and open space areas by extending the term of the County’s Urban Limit Line through December 31, 2051; adopting an updated Urban Limit Line map; requiring voter approval, except under limited circumstances, to expand the Urban Limit Line by more than 30 acres; and retaining the 65/35 Land Preservation Standard, be adopted?"

Rationale: Forces up home prices by artificially constraining single family developed. Deprives landowners of their property rights.

Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
B	Contra Costa County Transactions and Use Tax Increase	MAJORITY	OPPOSE

"To help Contra Costa County address deep cuts in federal funding; support critical local services such as health care, supplemental food assistance, and other general county services; and reduce the risk of closures at Contra Costa’s regional hospital and health clinics, shall Contra Costa County adopt a five-eighths of one cent temporary general sales tax for 5 years, providing an estimated $150,000,000 annually, not available to the federal government and subject to annual audits and independent citizens oversight?"

Rationale: Despite being shown evidence that the "deep cuts in federal funding" were far less than stated, four Supervisors pushed through an unnecessarily large increase which will push total sales tax rates to 10% or more around much of the County.

Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
G	Contra Costa Community College District Bond	55%	OPPOSE

"To prepare students at Contra Costa, Diablo Valley, and Los Medanos Colleges for jobs and university transfer; update classrooms for science, nursing, and emergency response programs; meet earthquake, fire, and accessibility codes; repair outdated electrical, plumbing/ventilation systems; shall Contra Costa Community College District’s measure be adopted, authorizing $920,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying approximately $10 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, generating $57,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with oversight, audits, no administrator salaries, and all funds used locally?"

Rationale: Oversized bond issue will push total Community College debt service costs up to $250 per million of assessed value.

June 2, 2026 Local Ballot Measures

City	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
El Cerrito	C	Parcel Tax	MAJORITY	OPPOSE

"Shall the measure to fund planning/construction/furnishing a new El Cerrito library, including a new building, and the City’s library operating costs for ten years after completing construction, by authorizing an annual parcel tax of up to $0.17 per square foot of improvements ($100 per vacant parcel), subject to annual inflation adjustments, generating approximately $3,100,000 annually, expiring 30 years after the initial issuance of bonds, with independent audits/citizen oversight and senior exemptions, be adopted?"

Rationale: Local watchdogs have expressed concern that this costly, long-lasting tax will subsidize a private developer without guaranteeing that the new library will ever be built.

City	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Pinole	D	Direct Election of Mayor	MAJORITY	NO POSITION

"Shall the electors elect a mayor and four city council members?"

City	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Pinole	E	Two Year Mayoral Term	MAJORITY	NO POSITION

"Shall the term of office of mayor be two years?"

City	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Pinole	F	Four Year Mayoral Term	MAJORITY	NO POSITION

"Shall the term of office of mayor be four years?"

District	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Lafayette SD	H	School Parcel Tax	2/3rds	OPPOSE

"Shall the measure to continue funding for core academic programs including math, science, engineering, technology, reading, music, and arts; attract and retain highly qualified teachers; and maintain manageable class sizes in Lafayette elementary and middle schools, by replacing the expiring school parcel tax with $585 per parcel for 9 years, providing $5.1 million annually in locally controlled funding with an exemption for seniors, annual inflation adjustments, independent audits, and community oversight, be adopted?"

Rationale: Extends Lafayette's lead as the district with the highest parcel tax. Contains a 3% annual "inflation" adjustment even if there is no inflation. If Lamorinda schools can't make ends meet with state, property tax, and foundation funding, maybe they need to merge to save on duplicate overhead.

District	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Moraga SD	I	School Parcel Tax	2/3rds	OPPOSE

"Teacher Retention and Academic Preservation Measure. Shall the local school funding measure to attract and retain the best qualified teachers, continue effective science, technology, engineering, math, arts, music and reading programs, maintain manageable class sizes and prevent academic cuts and teacher/educator layoffs by levying $295 per parcel, providing $1,700,000 annually, for 7 years, with senior exemptions, inflation adjustments, independent oversight, audits, and all funds supporting local elementary and middle school students, be adopted?"

Rationale: Sharp increase in the district's already high overall parcel tax rate. If Lamorinda schools can't make ends meet with state, property tax, and foundation funding, maybe they need to merge to save on duplicate overhead.

District	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Oakley Union Elem SD	J	School Bond Measure	55%	NEUTRAL

"Oakley Union Elementary School District Student Safety/ Security Measure. To provide safe elementary/middle schools by upgrading to current earthquake/ building safety codes; improving school security, classroom locks, fencing, lighting, emergency communications, and cameras; and upgrading fire safety, alarms, smoke detectors, sprinklers, and evacuation routes; shall Oakley Union Elementary School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $59,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $28 per $100,000 of assessed value ($4,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight, audits, and all funds locally controlled?"

District	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Oakley Union Elem SD	K	School Bond Measure	55%	NEUTRAL

"Oakley Union Elementary School District Classroom Repair/Upgrade Measure. To repair local elementary/ middle schools by fixing deteriorating plumbing, roofs, heating, ventilation, and electrical systems; removing lead/asbestos/hazardous materials; and upgrading aging classrooms/ labs supporting student achievement in math, science, technology, reading, writing, arts/ music; shall Oakley Union Elementary School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $64,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $30 per $100,000 of assessed value ($4,400,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight and all funds locally controlled?"

District	Measure	DESCRIPTION	Needed to Pass	CoCoTax POSITION
Walnut Creek SD	L	School Parcel Tax	2/3rds	NEUTRAL

"Walnut Creek School District Quality Teaching/ Academic Instruction Measure. Shall Walnut Creek School District’s measure providing locally-controlled funding for quality academic programs in math, science, engineering, technology, reading, music/ arts preparing students for high school, college, and careers; attract/retain qualified teachers; and maintain manageable class sizes by levying a $98 parcel tax for nine years, with senior exemptions, annual inflation adjustments, independent audits/ oversight, and all funds (approximately $1,500,000 annually) benefiting local elementary and middle school students, be adopted?"

Note: With the new parcel tax, WCSD would still have a much lower overall parcel tax burden than other Acalanes Union High School feeder districts. As stated in our rationale for opposing H and I, the districts should consider merging to save duplicative costs. We also are concerned that WCSD is carving out SSI disability beneficiaries as well as seniors from the parcel taxes. We advocate low taxes broadly applied. Finally, we would prefer WCSD spending its scarce tax dollars on math, reading, writing, and other academic education than on "wellness" and "social-emotional learning".