Local Tax Elections:
Voters Will Decide Fate of 52 Tax Measures Tomorrow

California voters will decide the fate of 52 tax measures when they go to the polls November 3.

As detailed in the table below, the measures include 13 parcel taxes, 12 hotel taxes, 11 utility users' taxes, five sales tax increases, five business license taxes, four school bonds, one bond to pay for public safety buildings, and one special tax to fund libraries.

TAX	COUNTY	JURISDICTION	BALLOT NUMBER	PROPOSAL
Bond	Marin	City of San Rafael	Measure G	$88 million bond for public safety building and fire station repairs. (2/3 vote).
Bond, School	Marin	Mill Valley School District	Measure C	$59.8 million general obligation bond for school expansion. Costs property owners approximately $20 per $100,000 of assessed value. (55% vote)
Bond, School	Marin	Shoreline USD	Measure D	$9.29 million bond (55% vote). See Sonoma County Measure D.
Bond, School	Sonoma	Shoreline USD	Measure D	$9.29 million bond (55% vote). See Marin County Measure D.
Bond, School	Tulare	Springville Union Elementary School District	Measure O	School bond to upgrade various school facilities. (Amount not available.) (2/3 vote)
Business License	Alameda	City of Emeryville	Measure K	Increase tax on card rooms from 9% to 10% of gross receipts, per month or $1,000 per table, whichever is greater.
Business License	Los Angeles	City of Artesia	Measure Y	Increase business license taxes. (Amount not available.)
Business License	Marin	City of Fairfax	Measure I	Renew a special municipal services tax of $125 per year for each business occupancy and dwelling unit, for five years.
Business License	San Mateo	City of Redwood City	Measure Y	Increase city's business license tax 16.67% per year for three successive fiscal years beginning July 1, 2010, with automatic future increases based on CPI.
Business License	Santa Clara	City of Palo Alto	Measure A	Under the plan, professionals and business services would pay $95 per employee, with a cap of $30,000. The rate for retail, personal services and hotels would be $34 per employee, with a $20,000 ceiling. Landlords with more than three rental units would pay $25 per unit, up to $30,000.
Hotel	Los Angeles	City of Artesia	Measure S	Increase TOT from 6% to 12.5%.
Hotel	Los Angeles	City of Irwindale	Measure T	Impose a 10% TOT.
Hotel	Los Angeles	City of Rancho Palos Verdes	Measure TOT	Increase TOT from 10% to 12%.
Hotel	Marin	San Anselmo	Measure F	Establish TOT of 10%.
Hotel	Riverside	City of Banning	Measure L	Increase TOT from 6% to 12%, for 10 years.
Hotel	Riverside	City of Norco	Measure B	Increase TOT from 8% to 11% to raise general fund revenue.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of Brisbane	Measure G	Increase TOT from 10% to 12%.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of Burlingame	Measure H	Increase TOT from 10% to 12%.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of Millbrae	Measure J	Increase TOT from 10% to 12%.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of San Bruno	Measure F	Increase TOT from 10% to 12%.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of San Mateo	Measure M	Increase TOT by 2%.
Hotel	San Mateo	City of South San Francisco	Measure O	Increase TOT by 1% and "modernize" it to cover online reservations and separate charges for parking at hotels.
Parcel	Alameda	Albany USD	Measure I	Tax of $149 for five years, with annual inflation increases.
Parcel	Alameda	Albany USD	Measure J	Combine three existing taxes into a $555 annual tax, increased every year for inflation.
Parcel	Contra Costa	Acalanes Union HSD	Measure G	Replace current $189 per-year tax, which expires in June 2011, with a new tax of the same amount but with no expiration date.
Parcel	Contra Costa	Walnut Creek School District	Measure H	Permanently extend existing tax of $82 per parcel that is set to expire in 2011.
Parcel	Los Angeles	Culver City USD	Measure EE	Tax of $96 per parcel for five years.
Parcel	Los Angeles	Long Beach USD	Measure T	Tax of $92 per parcel for five years.
Parcel	Marin	Lagunitas Elementary SD	Measure A	Tax of $325 per year, with annual increases of 6.5%, for eight years.
Parcel	Marin	Larkspur SD	Measure B	Renew tax at current rate of $368.88 per year for eight years, with a 5% annual increase.
Parcel	Monterey	City of Pacific Grove	Measure J	Tax of $96 per parcel, $75 for each unit of a multi-family residential building, to fund library services. Needs 2/3 vote.
Parcel	San Mateo	Town of Atherton	Measure S	Extend tax of $750 per parcel (for most parcels) through June 2014. Otherwise will expire June 2010.
Parcel	Santa Clara	Fremont Union HSD	Measure G	Extend existing tax of $98 per parcel and eliminate sunset date.
Parcel	Santa Clara	Santa Clara USD	Measure C	Tax of $138 per parcel for five years.
Parcel	Ventura	Oxnard School District	Measure E	Tax of $99 per parcel, per year for four years.
Sales	Merced	City of Gustine	Measure B	Increase sales tax 0.5% for "community services."
Sales	Monterey	City of Salinas	Measure K	Increase sales tax 1% (for a total of 9.75%) with no expiration date. (Majority vote.)
Sales	San Mateo	City of San Carlos	Measure U	Raise sales tax 0.5% for six years.
Sales	San Mateo	City of San Mateo	Measure L	Raise sales tax 0.25% for eight years.
Sales	Ventura	City of Ventura	Measure A	Raise the city's sales tax by 0.5% (for a total of 8.75%) for four years. (Majority vote.)
Special Tax	Los Angeles	City of South Pasadena	Measure L	Extend the Library Special Tax for five years (through June 30, 2016).
Utility	Alameda	City of Newark	Measure L	Enact 3.9% UUT for six years on gas, electric, telecommunications and video service bills.
Utility	Los Angeles	City of Huntington Park	Measure E	Increase existing UUT and Communications Users' Tax rates 2.75%.
Utility	Los Angeles	City of Irwindale	Measure U	Ratify existing UUT and expand base to cover new technologies.
Utility	Los Angeles	City of Redondo Beach	Measure UU	Repeal an exemption in order to force AES Corp. to pay UUT on its power plant in the city. Majority vote.
Utility	Los Angeles	City of Pico Rivera	Measure TR	Reduce UUT rate by 0.5% and expand base "to reflect technological advances and changes."
Utility	Los Angeles	City of Pomona	Measure PC	Ratify existing 9% UUT, expand base to cover new telecommunications technologies. Majority vote.
Utility	Riverside	City of Coachella	Measure M	Enact a 5% UUT on electricity, gas, water, sewer, cable TV and refuse hauling.
Utility	Riverside	City of Palm Springs	Measure G	Reduce UUT rate from 5% to 4.5% and expand base to include cell phones and other new technologies.
Utility	San Mateo	Town of Portola Valley	Measure P	Extend existing 4.5% UUT for four years (through 2014).
Utility	Santa Clara	City of Cupertino	Measure B	Extend existing UUT and expand the base to cell phones and other technology.
Utility	Solano	City of Vallejo	Measure U	Reduce UUT rate from 7.5% to 7.3% and expand the base to cover texting, T-1 Internet connections and other new technology.

Cal-TaxReports, November 2, 2009

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