Santa Cruz County Measure E is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in California.
What it does
Issue a sales and use tax of 0.5% for five years
On your ballot
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY MEDICAL, HEALTHCARE, FOOD, HOUSING, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE.
To keep local hospitals/emergency rooms open, protect ambulance response, sustain access to urgent healthcare, including reproductive and mental health care, support local food/housing assistance and other essential services, and partially restore critical lost federal funding, shall the County of Santa Cruz be authorized to collect a supplemental half-cent (0.5%) general sales tax for 5 years, providing $27,000,000 annually in locally controlled funds?
YES ____ NO ____
What a yes vote means
A "yes" vote supports issuing a sales and use tax of 0.5% for a period of five years.
