The campaign to get voters to approve a one-eighth-of-a-cent sales tax for Caltrain has collected $1.27 million in donations from contractors, unions and advocacy groups.
The new tax, which would raise $100 million a year, needs two-thirds approval on Nov. 3. The tax, called Measure RR, is on the ballot in Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.
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