Proposition B, San Diego County Health & Safety Act
Beryl Flom & Penny Adler | Published on 8/27/2026
Proposition B, The San Diego County Health & Safety Act
Measure B is a citizen's initiative and got more than 160,000 signatures, so it will pass with 50% + 1 majority. It asks for a half cent sales tax increase which will amount to $400-450 million to fund the following:
Health, Nutrition & Family Services - 38%, $152 million/year. Included are feeding in-home elderly, filling in the gaps for food assistance such as SNAP, adding more affordable healthcare (including community clinics), and supporting County Medical Services.
Childcare which will be managed by First 5 for the County and Children's Healthy Development - 22%, $88 Million/year. includes provider stipends (training, emphasis on infant and toddler care, stabilizing the supply of licensed childcare workers), parent-choice vouchers, and early childhood mental and behavioral health).
Tijuana River Sewage Cleanup - 22.5% or $90 million/year. includes sewage treatment and more construction on the U.S. side.
Public Safety - 16%, $64 million/year mainly for fire safety. Half of Public Safety goes to fire preparedness and the other half to law enforcement.
Administration - 1.5% which includes an annual audit.
It is projected that 150,000 people in San Diego County will lose their healthcare under the enacted Federal cuts. The average family of four spends $19,000/year on childcare.
This bill is in alignment with the childcare blueprint developed by the Local Planning Council for SD County.
If there were a sunset clause for the bonds they plan to get for the Tijuana Sewage Cleanup, they would be denied, which is one reason there is no sunset clause for Measure B.
Because of the fact that the County has lost significant funds from the Feds for healthcare and childcare, the Education Committee of LWVSD recommends unanimously that the LWVSD board support Prop. B.