In 2004, the State of California reduced vehicle license fees that had been distributed to counties and cities to finance critical social services. The State committed to replacing those revenues with an equivalent funding stream which has now become obsolete. As a result, San Mateo County and its cities are being blocked from receiving their fair share. Yet 55 of the state’s 58 counties will continue to receive every dollar they are owed. It will take state action to rectify this imbalance.