09/04/2026
26,000 people decided for 60,000. Don’t let that happen without you this time.
Measure W is on San Rafael’s November 3 ballot. It would raise the city transfer tax, the one-time tax paid when a home sells, from 0.2% to 1%. On a $1.5M house, that’s $3,000 becoming $15,000 at the closing table.
The city says it needs the money for streets, storm drains, and paramedic response times. Opponents say it’s a permanent tax with no legal strings on how it’s spent. Both sides make real points, and I’ve laid them out in the carousel with no spin.
Ballots mail October 5. Registration deadline is October 19. Read both sides, run the numbers on your own place, and vote. Yes or no, make it yours.
And if you don’t know what your home is worth, call me. I’ll help with the math. 415-246-4346
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