Sonoma and Marin County voters are supporting Measure B to extend a quarter-cent sales tax funding SMART rail for 30 years, ahead of upcoming Bay Area transit ballot measures.
Voters in Sonoma and Marin counties appeared to approve Measure B, a sales tax measure that would fund the Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit District, or SMART, for another 30 years.
The measure extends an existing one-quarter cent sales tax, which would have expired in 2029.
“The North Bay loves SMART, and they showed their support big time by overwhelmingly passing Measure B,” state Sen. Mike McGuire, who represents Marin, said Tuesday night. “SMART is the backbone of public transit in Marin and Sonoma counties.”…