Peninsula Direct Action, a group of Occupy-affiliated residents, protested the proposed Measure A half-cent sales tax increase that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Measure A would increase the sales tax by one-half cent for the next 10 years to generate approximately $60 million to support emergency and recreation services and other county services.
Opponents of Measure A, including Peninsula Direct Action, have called the sales tax increase a insinuating that the revenues raised would pay for building and operating the county's new jail in Redwood City, which has a price tag of approximately $160 million.
However, San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley said, "Nothing could be further from the truth. This is not a jail tax."
Horsley said Measure A funds would help preserve "the safety net for people who really need help" by bolstering services such as health care for low-income children, transportation for the disabled, emergency room services and library programs for children and teens.
Several cars honked as they drove under the overpass, acknowledging the protesters and signs.
CHP officers arrived on scene to make sure the demonstration was peaceful.
