Burlingame's city government collects 1.7x as much revenue per resident as San Mateo's. Here's what it spends it on.

Burlingame's city government collects $1,253 more per resident than San Mateo's, and the difference pays for street trees, a busier library, a new Town Square and Community Center, and more road and fire stations per resident. San Mateo votes Nov. 3 on a sales tax to close its own budget gap.