Palo Alto is gearing up for a battle against a 2024 ballot initiative that would make it harder for the state and cities to raise taxes and that could threaten the two revenue measures that local voters approved last fall.
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If voters approve the measure in November, it would raise county sales tax by one-half of 1 percent for 40 years and fund dozens of transportation projects. But critics are concerned that it could risk the region’s climate goals.
The $8.5 billion tax increase would help fund county infrastructure projects for the next 40 years. But a regional planning agency claims it conflicts with a climate law, risking funding and progress on emissions reduction.