SAN DIEGO — A regional panel of governments voted Friday to draft a ballot measure for a sales tax increase that would pay for road improvements, new trolley lines, and open space projects throughout the county.
The decision Friday morning is a significant step for San Diego Association of Governments, but there are still a series of procedural maneuvers before voters have the chance to weigh in during the November election on a half-cent sales tax increase that would last for 40 years and generate $18 billion.
Thirteen of the 21 voting SANDAG board members supported the measure, amount to 61 percent of the board’s population-based weighted vote. Both a popular and weighted majority were needed for the motion to