In 2008 West Sacramento voters passed Measures U and V, a raise in sales tax dedicated to streetcar funding.

[2] At the time, the streetcar was envisioned as a 4.4-mile (7.1 km) line running from Midtown to West Sacramento.

[6] By June 2017, $200 million in local, state, and federal grants had been secured to build the streetcar line.

A special district that includes businesses close to the streetcar agreed to a tax to offset operating costs; it was expected to generate $50 million over 25 years.

[8] The Sacramento City Council dissolved its special-use district dedicated to streetcar maintenance in August 2019.