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by Heidi Harmon, mayor of San Luis Obispo

This week, the California Legislature will vote on a transportation funding package that will generate $5.2 billion a year for the next 10 years.

Pardon us, but didn’t Santa Cruz County voters just put in place a tax to fix our roads and improve transportation?

Yes, we did.

So, should local residents who drive vehicles, and use roads and other infrastructure, be upset over yet another state tax measure that will make it yet more expensive to work and live here?

Because Gov. Jerry Brown, through some pretty impressive arm twisting and politicking, convinced enough legislators to pass a $52 billion tax measure Thursday night that will jack up gasoline prices and add a new levy to vehicle registration fees.