Key points

• Tax measure misses November ballot. Sacramento's proposed half-cent sales tax for street repairs, safety improvements and public transit will not go before voters in November after falling short of the required valid signatures.
• Signature shortfall sank it. Organizers submitted more than 32,000 signatures. After reviewing a sample, Sacramento County elections officials estimated only about 25,500 were valid, which was not enough to qualify.
• Tax would have raised $75 million yearly. The measure from Safer Sack Streets would have raised the sales tax from 8.75% to 9.25%, generating an estimated $75 million a year.
• Nearly half for roads, 48% for transit. Nearly half of the money would have gone to road maintenance, safety and bike and pedestrian projects. Another 48% would have gone to Sacramento Regional Transit.
• Backers cited crashes and transit spending. Supporters said Sacramento is among California's worst large cities for traffic crashes and invests too little in public transit compared with other major West Coast cities.