City of East Palo Alto · San Mateo County · November 3, 2026 California General Election
Measure O: Bond Measure
The question on your ballot
East Palo Alto Community/Water/Public Safety Infrastructure Measure. Shall the measure constructing a Library, Emergency Command Center, civic center, youth sports park; replacing deteriorating water pipes to provide safe/ clean drinking water; repairing storm drains to prevent flooding; addressing earthquake safety, by authorizing East Palo Alto to issue $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with annual levies averaging $105.26 per $100,000 of assessed value (raising approximately $8,940,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent audits/ public disclosure, be adopted? [2]
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Vote YES or NO on the question exactly as printed. 2/3 Voter Approval Required.
Official documents
The county publishes the impartial analysis and the arguments for and against as PDFs. ThinkBallot links them as published; it doesn't summarize them.
- Measure O: Resolution, Full Text and Tax Rate Statement (PDF)
- Measure O: Impartial Analysis (PDF)
- Measure O: Primary Argument In Favor (PDF)
- Measure O: Primary Argument Against (PDF)
- Measure O: Rebuttal to Argument Against (PDF)
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