Two west Sonoma County school districts are asking voters for parcel taxes on Nov. 3, 2026. Measure G would renew the West Sonoma County Union High School District's $79-a-year tax, which pays for programs at Analy High in Sebastopol and Laguna High. Measure M would create a new $75-a-year tax for Harmony Union School District, just south of Occidental. Both are special taxes, so each needs two-thirds of the vote.

Measure G: renewing the $79 high school tax

The district first passed a local parcel tax in 1993. Measure G would continue it at the same $79 per parcel for eight years starting July 1, 2028, so it doesn't raise the current rate. County counsel estimates it would raise about $1.95 million a year. The district enrolls about 1,550 students in two high schools and two alternative education programs, according to Bay City News.

The money could only go to the purposes listed in the measure: hiring and keeping teachers and staff, reading, math, science, engineering and technology programs, music and the arts, updated technology, class sizes, clean and safe facilities, and offsetting state budget cuts. The ballot question also names dance, shop and culinary programs.

Homeowners 65 or older who live in their home, and owners who receive Supplemental Security Income for a disability, can apply for an exemption. Neighboring parcels under the same owner are charged once when the main parcel is the owner's primary home.

The argument in favor is signed by Sebastopol Police Chief Sean McDonagh, Exchange Bank vice president Dorothy Rodella, Analy Alumni Association president Loretta Castleberry, county Board of Education trustee Herman G. Hernandez and West County Transportation business manager Diane Hughes. No argument against it was filed.

Measure M: a new $75 tax for Harmony Union

Harmony Union runs Harmony Elementary and Salmon Creek School, a public charter, on one campus with about 580 students combined in 2024-25. Measure M would add a $75 parcel tax for four years, raising about $177,600 a year, according to county counsel's analysis as reported by Bay City News.

The district says the money would replace cuts to reading and math programs, pay for a counselor, a school psychologist, a behaviorist and support staff, and keep its farm-to-table Garden Enrichment program, which supplies school lunches and a community farm stand. Board chair Yuri Koslen and retired teacher Susan McGovern are among those who signed the argument in favor. No argument against it was filed, and the measure also exempts residents over 65.

What yes and no mean

A yes vote on G keeps the $79 tax going for eight more years; a no vote lets it lapse when the current tax ends. A yes on M starts the new $75 tax; a no means it isn't levied.

Other Sonoma County measures we've covered include the Measure H parks sales tax and SRJC's Measure AB bond. See them all in our Election 2026 guide.