Measure P: Measure P – County of Marin Childcare Initiative
Marin County · Marin County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Marin County Child Care Initiative be adopted to levy a special parcel tax of 5 cents per building square foot, generating approximately $12.5 million annually for fifteen years, to fund affordable childcare and high-quality early childhood education and improve compensation to retain and attract educators, with public disclosure, optional annual inflation adjustments, and a corresponding increase in the County appropriations limit, with all funds used locally in Marin County?
In plain language
Measure P is the Marin County Child Care Initiative. It would add a special parcel tax on property in Marin County. The tax would be 5 cents per square foot of building space, and it would last fifteen years. The money would pay for affordable child care and early childhood education. It would also pay to raise wages so the county can keep and hire teachers. The tax could be adjusted each year for inflation, and the county would have to make spending public. The county's spending limit would also go up to match. All the money would be used in Marin County. A YES vote approves the tax. A NO vote means the tax is not adopted.
Fiscal impact
A special parcel tax of 5 cents per building square foot, raising about $12.5 million a year for fifteen years. The rate may be adjusted each year for inflation.
Official ballot arguments
Filed for the official voter guide by each side, printed as submitted.
The official arguments will appear here once both sides’ arguments are on file.
What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
Statements by campaigns, officials and news coverage, quoted with attribution and linked to the original. VoterDecoder did not write them and does not endorse either side.
Supporters say
“The timing for this is right, and we have lots of momentum”
— Joanne Webster, chair, Our Kids, Our Future committee, Point Reyes Light (2026) · Proposed tax would bolster Marin childcareRead the source →
Opponents say
“Measure P imposes a 15-year tax with no clear details on how the money will be spent and without a plan to measure results.”
— Measure P ballot argument against (opponents listed: Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers, Amanda Beyer, Margarita Colin, Mark Galperin), KQED Voter Guide (2026) · Marin, Measure PRead the source →