San Diego County Taxpayers Association releases March 2020 Voter Guide
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Ahead of the March 2020 election, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (Taxpayers Association), “San Diego’s Taxpayer Watchdog Group” has released its official March 2020 Voter Guide, which details non-partisan, highly-researched information to help citizens educate themselves about what’s on their ballot.
Kelly Batten, Policy & Government Affairs Director at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, was in studio to talk about it.
To view the full March 2020 Voter Guide with complete details on why the Taxpayer’s Association took these positions, please visit www.SDCTA.org.
The Taxpayers Association has taken positions on the following:
Measure A – NO
County of San Diego Measure
Requires General Plan Amendments in the County be decided by voters.
The Taxpayers Association has taken a strong stance position against Ballot Box Land-Use Planning.
Measure B – YES
County of San Diego Measure
Affirming the vote of the County Board of Supervisors on the Newland Sierra project.
The Taxpayers Association again reverts to its opposition on Ballot Box Land Use Planning, which was the deciding factor on this measure, not on the merits of the project.
Measure C – YES
City of San Diego Measure
Approving an increase of San Diego’s hotel tax rates by 1.25 to 3.25 percent to fund convention center expansion, modernization promotion and operations, homelessness services and programs and street repairs.
Measure S – NO
City of Lemon Grove Measure.
¾ cent sales tax increase.
Measure L – YES
Cajon Valley Union School District $220 million Bond
Measure M – NO
Chula Vista Elementary School District $300 million Bond
Measure Q – YES
Escondido Union School District $205 Million Bond
Measure R – NO
Lakeside Union School District $33 Million Bond
Measure P – YES
Poway Unified School District $448 Million Bond
Measure T & U – NO
San Ysidro School District $52 Million and $55 Million School Bonds
