Where your San Mateo County sales tax dollars go: $1B on ‘critical needs,’ affordable housing

San Mateo County has spent more than $1 billion through the Measure K sales tax – and its predecessor, Measure A – to support local services and facilities since 2012. Of that, around $129 million has helped finance affordable housing projects and an additional $200 million was spent on other housing or homelessness initiatives.

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