Fresno County Supervisors Deal Blow to Transportation Tax Initiative to Extend Measure C

Fresno County supervisors deal blow to transportation tax initiative to extend Measure C

Fresno County supervisors dealt a setback to the effort to put an extension of the Measure C transportation tax on the 2026 midterm ballot.

3-2 vote delays Better Roads, Safe Streets initiative despite 21,000 signatures

The proposed Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation measure is now on hold after Fresno County supervisors voted Tuesday to order a study of the initiative i

Fresno County mayors urge supervisors to put Better Roads on ballot

On the eve of a pivotal Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting, the local Better Roads, Safe Streets coalition made one final plea to the county board — home to some of the transportation sales tax campaign’s most vocal detractors — to respect the will of thousands of voters. The coalition learned last week that the Fresno County Clerk’s Office validated enough of the voter signatures they’d collected — just over 22,000 — for their proposed …

What Would 2 Years Without Measure C Cost Fresno County?

Fresno County orders study on Measure C replacement, likely pushing initiative to 2028

Fresno County voters will likely not have the opportunity to decide on a replacement for Measure C that was submitted by social justice activists.  The Fresno County Board of Supervisors ordered county staff to conduct a study on the Better Roads, Safe Streets initiative on Tuesday, which will prevent it from appearing on the November ballot unless the board speeds up the process.  The backstory: After the Fresno Council of Governments-led Measu…

Fresno County roads measure faces supervisors Tuesday

Central Valley elected officials and community advocates rallied Monday in support of the Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation measure, urging the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to advance the proposal toward the November 2026 ballot. The event, hosted by Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability in Downtown Fresno, came one day before the board was scheduled to consider certifying the campaign’s petition signatures Tuesday — a…