Newsom Signs AB 1923 to Put Fresno Measure C Tax on November 2026 Ballot
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Updated · KFSN-TV · Aug 7
Newsom Signs AB 1923 to Put Fresno Measure C Tax on November 2026 Ballot
3 articles · Updated · KFSN-TV · Aug 7
Summary
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1923 on Thursday, clearing the way for Fresno County voters to decide the Measure C replacement tax—branded the Better Roads, Safe Streets Initiative—in November.
The bill was fast-tracked after the Fresno County Board of Supervisors paused the initiative last month; supporters said the law restores voters' control over transportation funding.
State Sen. Anna Caballero and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria introduced the measure earlier this week, and the California Senate passed it the same day before Newsom signed it.
Fresno County supervisors have denounced AB 1923 as an attack on local government, and Supervisor Garry Bredefeld said he will ask the board to pursue immediate litigation.
The signing also sidelines Fresno City's separate replacement proposal, which the City Council approved last week but said would no longer go on the ballot once AB 1923 became law.