Can Steve Brandau Help Rescue the Fresno County Transportation Tax Renewal?

Washington forms Sales Tax Renewal Committee

The City of Washington has formed a committee to help it decide whether to make a pitch to voters to renew both the city’s half-cent transportation sales tax and capital improvements sales tax next April.

Ex-Fresno Supervisor Brandau recruited by Measure C opponents to broker a compromise tax measure in 2026

Mere months after departing office, former Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau could become a factor in the four-dimensional chess at-play to secure a transportation infrastructure tax extension for the Valley’s largest county next year. Brandau has reportedly been recruited by former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and her Central Valley Community Foundation to bridge the gap between the Fresno Council of Government’s Measure C Steering Commi…

Can Steve Brandau Help Rescue the Fresno County Transportation Tax Renewal?

Measure C, the Fresno County half-cent sales tax for transportation projects, expires in 2027. Voters will need to approve a renewal next year, or billions could be lost. Although there are no formal proposals, two groups are working to place items on the ballot. The official Measure C committee is working on one project. A coalition of environmental justice groups called Transportation for All is working on another. “If I have to listen to and …