Who’s Funding the Measure B Campaign? – Voice of San Diego

Who’s Funding the Measure B Campaign?  Voice of San Diego

A child care focused nonprofit, health care orgs, labor unions and two wealthy San Diegans are fueling the push for a countywide sales tax hike. This story is part of a series from Public Matters, a reporting project in collaboration with KPBS. Read more stories here. A nonprofit pushing for bolstered child care access, local health care organizations, labor unions and two wealthy San Diegans are fueling the Measure B campaign. Measure B is a proposed countywide half-cent sales tax that would fund health care, child care, Tijuana River sewage solutions, public safety and food benefits. Here’s a breakdown of the major funders of the campaign, which has reported pulling in more than $3.4 million through Oct.

28. This 501(c)4 nonprofit is focused on increasing child care options, supporting providers and child development. The nonprofit’s primary funder is the Bay Area-based Heising-Simons Action Fund. Longtime San Diego power player Mel Katz chairs the San Diego Foundation. Early this year, Katz gave the Yes on B committee two loans totaling $500,000. Separate from those loans, he and his staffing company Manpower have also donated $79,252 to the committee. Katz is also a donor to Voice of San Diego. Irwin Jacobs is the co-founder of Qualcomm and a longtime local philanthropist. He is also a donor to Voice. The local health care