City of San Bruno Measure EE — Business License Tax Measure (San Mateo County)

What it does

San Bruno Essential Services Protection Measure. To protect essential services such as: fixing potholes/city streets; providing rapid response to 9-1-1 emergency calls; maintaining library programs for children, teens, adults/seniors; maintaining parks/open space; and general city services, shall the measure be adopted simplifying/modernizing San Bruno’s business license ordinance, making rates more equitable/equal, updating the tax rate schedule as described in the ordinance, until ended by voters, raising $4,000,000 annually, with annual independent audits?

A YES vote means

San Bruno would update its business license tax rate schedule as described in the ordinance, raising $4,000,000 a year for city services until ended by voters, with annual independent audits.

A NO vote means

San Bruno's current business license tax would not change.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The San Bruno City Council placed this measure on the ballot by Resolution No. 2026-079, adopted July 28, 2026 by a 5-0 vote (Hamilton, M. Medina, Salazar, Alvarez and Mayor R. Medina), according to the resolution filed with the San Mateo County Elections Office.

According to the resolution, the city's business license tax was last adjusted in 1999 and uses varied rate structures for dozens of business types; the City says the current structure burdens small businesses and does not ensure larger businesses pay a fair share.

The measure would simplify the tax and increase some rates, raising an estimated $4,000,000 a year as a general tax for the General Fund; a simple majority is required.

Put on the ballot by San Bruno City Council, 5-0, July 28, 2026 (Resolution No. 2026-079).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of San Bruno Measure EE mean?

San Bruno would update its business license tax rate schedule as described in the ordinance, raising $4,000,000 a year for city services until ended by voters, with annual independent audits.

What does a NO vote on City of San Bruno Measure EE mean?

San Bruno's current business license tax would not change.

How many votes does City of San Bruno Measure EE need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of San Bruno Measure EE?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.