Committee clears measure allowing San Diego voters to propose local tax for MTS AB 2,484 lets San Diego voters place a local transactions-and-use tax (up to 0.5%) on the ballot for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and exempts such voter‑approved revenue from the statutory local‑tax cap; supporters said it's a local control tool to address an approaching fiscal cliff. The committee advanced the bill 6–1.

San Diego voters could soon have the power to propose a local tax to save their transit system from a looming fiscal cliff—are you ready to make your voice heard?

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