Tax Tourists Fairly: Yes on Measure B

03/04/2021

"So far, the entire west county special election has a voter turnout of 34.42% with all 111 precincts reporting in and about 12,853 ballots cast out of 37,339 registered voters, the county’s election night reporting page said.

This means the Registrar of Voters has received and counted all the polling place ballots, but the office will still need to wait three days to see if any vote by mail ballots come in postmarked on or before Election Day, “go through all the rosters to give all the in-person voters credit” and “do a manual tally of ballots to ensure the computer results are accurate,” said Deva Marie Proto, the county’s clerk-recorder-assessor-registrar of voters."

This is a developing story. Check back for more updates in the following days. Information on Measure A will be available in a separate article.

03/02/2021

Get Out and Vote! Every YES vote counts! Polling locations:

Call 565-6800 & press "8' to speak to a person if you need to find your polling place.

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/03-02-2021/Locations/

As of noon Monday, just over 11,000 mail ballots had come in.

03/02/2021

Our Yes on B campaign is on KSRO 1350AM right now- tune in!

03/01/2021

“A fair and modest tax on tourists will save the jobs that save lives,” he said. “This measure will serve the visitor equally if not more so than the local because 80% of the transports coming out of Bodega Bay and their ambulance are for non-resident taxpayers,” Rosatti said.

“So, to me, I would think that those visitors would want a high level of service to come when they are in trouble or need emergency health support,” he added.

View our "Myth Busters" document for the citations & data that demonstrate, among other things, that a TOT increase such as this one will not dissuade visitors from choosing West County for their overnight stays.

https://taxtouristsfairly.org/mythbusters

If a teacher, a firefighter and a hotel owner could walk into a bar in west county during the pandemic, they might have a lot to talk concerning Measure B,

02/28/2021

“Good governance and equity require that visitors that are benefitting from local government services and housing help pay the burden of the services provided to them, rather than allowing the burden to fall mainly on the resident taxpayers.”

It is time for tourists to fairly contribute towards the impacts they have on West Sonoma County. The impacts from tourism have reached a tipping point, placing undue burden on our fire and emergency response system, and on the ability of our schools to prepare our future workforce. Measure B seeks....

02/26/2021

More Q & A: https://taxtouristsfairly.org/mythbusters
West County TOT Area maps: https://taxtouristsfairly.org/maps

02/25/2021

Measure B is good for jobs and working families. Make your plan to vote on or before March 2. Find your polling place and ballot drop box locations here: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/03-02-2021/Locations/

02/24/2021

Get the facts. Measure B is good for West County.

full ordinance text: https://taxtouristsfairly.org/ordinance-text
fact sheet: https://taxtouristsfairly.org/fact-sheet

02/23/2021

Today is the last day to request a vote by mail ballot in this special election March 2nd. Unlike the Presidential Election last fall, there are polling places for this election and the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is not sending you a ballot automatically if you normally vote at the polls. The link below takes you the page to request a vote by mail ballot- click on "Apply for a Vote by Mail Ballot" to request yours today.

After today- you must appear at your polling location, or you can vote at the County Registrar of Voters office with a provisional ballot or any polling location on March 2nd with a provisional ballot.

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/03-02-2021/March-2-2021-Special-Election/

02/23/2021

If you haven't already, it is time to make your plan to vote. This map shows ballot drop box and polling locations.

Polling Places will be open from 7am to 8pm on Election Day, Tuesday, March 2nd. Ballot drop boxes are now open & will be open through 8pm on Election Day.

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/Elections/03-02-2021/Locations/