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How a 2004 promise created a growing funding gap for San Mateo County and its 20 cities and towns.
1. A promise made in 2004
In 2004, the State replaced local Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue with an equivalent funding stream. Because the payment mechanism used to deliver that funding has become obsolete here, San Mateo County and its cities are now blocked from receiving their full amount due without State action.
2. It works for nearly every other county
The State distributes more than $12 billion each year in VLF replacement funds statewide. San Mateo County is one of the only counties not receiving what it is owed, leaving the County and its 20 cities without the funding they were promised.
3. An outdated payment mechanism
San Mateo County and all 20 cities are being denied their replacement funds because the payment mechanism has become outdated here, a mechanism the State has refused to fix. The State made the County and its cities whole for the full amount owed in the past but is no longer doing so, leaving 21 jurisdictions without the funding they were promised.
4. A question of fairness
Every other Bay Area county receives its full funding. San Mateo County does not. Local residents contribute billions to State revenues each year, yet the State is not honoring the same commitment made to all 58 counties. San Mateo County and its cities are not asking for anything more than what they are owed.
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