On November 3, voters approved 35 of the 56 tax and bond measures on local ballots throughout the state.
Broken down by category, voters approved two out of three school bonds; two of five business license taxes; nine of 13 hotel taxes; eight of 14 parcel taxes; three of six sales taxes; one library tax; and 10 of 13 utility users' taxes.
In the city of Newark (Alameda County) a utility users' tax was defeated by a mere 10 votes. The final tally for Measure L was 2,354 in favor vs. 2,364 opposed. The measure sought to enact a 3.9 percent UUT for six years. Interestingly, the failed measure had the support of the Alameda County Taxpayers Association.
The table below shows the results of the local tax measures on the November 3 ballot:
|
TAX |
COUNTY |
JURISDICTION |
BALLOT
NUMBER |
PROPOSAL |
Results |
% Yes |
|
Bond |
Marin |
City of San Rafael |
Measure G |
$88 million bond for public safety building and fire
station repairs. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
61.01 |
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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.) |
Pass |
66.94 |
|
Bond, School |
Marin/Sonoma |
Shoreline USD |
Measure D |
$9.29 million bond (55% vote.) See Sonoma County
Measure D. |
Pass |
63.04 |
|
Bond, School |
Tulare |
Springville Union Elementary School District |
Measure O |
School bond to upgrade various school facilities.
(Amount not available.) (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
33.67 |
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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. |
Pass |
83.29 |
|
Business License |
Los Angeles |
City of Artesia |
Measure Y |
Increase business license taxes. (Amount
not available.) |
Fail |
49.49 |
|
Business License |
Marin |
Town of Fairfax |
Measure I |
Renew a special
municipal services tax of $125 per year for each business occupancy and
dwelling unit, for five years. |
Pass |
73.49 |
|
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. |
Fail |
45.70 |
|
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. |
Fail |
42.72 |
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Hotel |
Los Angeles |
City of Artesia |
Measure S |
Increase TOT from 6% to 12.5%. |
Pass |
50.62 |
|
Hotel |
Los Angeles |
City of Irwindale |
Measure T |
Impose a 10% TOT. |
Pass |
84.50 |
|
Hotel |
Los Angeles |
City of Rancho Palos Verdes |
Measure TOT |
Increase TOT from 10% to 12%. |
Fail |
48.90 |
|
Hotel |
Marin |
San Anselmo |
Measure F |
Establish TOT of 10%. |
Fail |
39.67 |
|
Hotel |
Riverside |
City of Blythe |
Measure H |
Increases hotel rate from 10% to 13%. |
Fail |
47.06 |
|
Hotel |
Riverside |
City of Banning |
Measure L |
Increase TOT from 6% to 12%, for 10 years. |
Pass |
75.14 |
|
Hotel |
Riverside |
City of Norco |
Measure B |
Increase TOT from 8% to 11% to raise general fund
revenue. |
Pass |
54.53 |
|
Hotel |
San Mateo |
City of Brisbane |
Measure G |
Increase TOT from 10% to 12%. |
Pass |
64.60 |
|
Hotel |
San Mateo |
City of Burlingame |
Measure H |
Increase TOT from 10% to 12%. |
Pass |
79.80 |
|
Hotel |
San Mateo |
City of Millbrae |
Measure J |
Increase TOT from 10% to 12%. |
Pass |
68.70 |
|
Hotel |
San Mateo |
City of San Bruno |
Measure F |
Increase TOT from 10% to 12%. |
Pass |
70.00 |
|
Hotel |
San Mateo |
City of San Mateo |
Measure M |
Increase TOT by 2%. |
Pass |
74.60 |
|
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. |
Pass |
77.70 |
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Parcel |
Alameda |
Albany USD |
Measure I |
Tax of $149 for five years, with
annual inflation increases. |
Pass |
76.32 |
|
Parcel |
Alameda |
Albany USD |
Measure J |
Combine three existing taxes into
a $555 annual tax, increased every year for inflation. |
Pass |
77.34 |
|
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. |
Pass |
74.47 |
|
Parcel |
Contra Costa |
Walnut Creek School District |
Measure H |
Permanently extend existing tax of $82 per parcel
that is set to expire in 2011. (2/3 vote.) |
Pass |
75.72 |
|
Parcel |
Los Angeles |
Culver City USD |
Measure EE |
Tax of $96 per parcel for five years. (2/3 vote.) |
Pass |
74.92 |
|
Parcel |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach USD |
Measure T |
Tax of $92 per parcel for five years. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
43.84 |
|
Parcel |
Marin |
Lagunitas Elementary SD |
Measure A |
Tax of $325 per year, with annual increases of 6.5%,
for eight years. (2/3 vote.) |
Pass |
67.44 |
|
Parcel |
Marin |
Larkspur SD |
Measure B |
Renew tax at current rate of
$368.88 per year for eight years, with a 5% annual increase. (2/3 vote.) |
Pass |
70.48 |
|
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. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
65.91 |
|
Parcel |
Riverside |
City of Perris |
Measure C |
Imposes a parcel tax of 135.88. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
42.87 |
|
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. (2/3 vote.) |
Pass |
77.80 |
|
Parcel |
Santa Clara |
Fremont Union HSD |
Measure G |
Extend existing tax of $98 per parcel and eliminate
sunset date. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
59.66 |
|
Parcel |
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara USD |
Measure C |
Tax of $138 per parcel for five years. (2/3 vote.) |
Fail |
62.96 |
|
Parcel |
Ventura |
Oxnard School District |
Measure E |
Tax of $99 per parcel, per year for four years. (2/3
vote). |
Fail |
47.10 |
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Sales |
Merced |
City of Los Banos |
Measure A |
Reallocates sales tax revenues from Measure P,
approved in 2004, to fund local fire and police officers. |
Pass |
82.45 |
|
Sales |
Merced |
City of Gustine |
Measure B |
Increase sales tax 0.5% for "community
services." |
Pass |
51.87 |
|
Sales |
Monterey |
City of Salinas |
Measure K |
Increase sales tax 1% (for a total of 9.75%) with no
expiration date. (Majority vote.) |
Fail |
39.29 |
|
Sales |
San Mateo |
City of San Carlos |
Measure U |
Raise sales tax 0.5% for six years. (Majority vote.) |
Fail |
43.30 |
|
Sales |
San Mateo |
City of San Mateo |
Measure L |
Raise sales tax 0.25% for eight years. (Majority
vote.) |
Pass |
61.20 |
|
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.) |
Fail |
44.53 |
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Special Tax |
Los Angeles |
City of South Pasadena |
Measure L |
Extend the Library Special Tax for five years
(through June 30, 2016). |
Pass |
79.99 |
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Alameda |
City of
Newark |
Measure L |
Enact 3.9%
UUT for six years on gas, electric, telecommunications and video service
bills. (Majority vote.) |
Fail |
49.89 |
|
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Utility |
Los Angeles |
City of
Huntington Park |
Measure E |
Increase existing UUT
and Communications Users' Tax rates 2.75%. (Majority
vote.) |
Pass |
52.21 |
|
Utility |
Los Angeles |
City of Irwindale |
Measure U |
Ratify existing UUT and
expand base to cover new technologies. (Majority vote.) |
Pass |
82.00 |
|
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.) |
Fail |
46.80 |
|
Utility |
Los Angeles |
City of Pico
Rivera |
Measure TR |
Reduce UUT rate by 0.5%
and expand base "to reflect technological advances and changes." (Majority
vote.) |
Pass |
67.61 |
|
Utility |
Los Angeles |
City of
Pomona |
Measure PC |
Ratify existing 9% UUT,
expand base to cover new telecommunications technologies. (Majority vote.) |
Pass |
60.08 |
|
Utility |
Riverside |
City of
Coachella |
Measure M |
Enact a 5%
UUT on electricity, gas, water, sewer, cable TV and refuse hauling. |
Fail |
45.34 |
|
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. |
Pass |
70.19 |
|
Utility |
San Mateo |
Town of
Portola Valley |
Measure P |
Extend existing 4.5% UUT
for four years (through 2014). (Majority vote.) |
Pass |
82.50 |
|
Utility |
Santa Clara |
City of
Cupertino |
Measure B |
Extend existing UUT and
expand the base to cell phones and other technology. |
Pass |
75.97 |
|
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. |
Pass |
63.37 |
|
Utility |
Tulare |
City of
Dinuba |
Measure M |
Extends 7% utility tax
and eliminates sunset date. (Majority vote.) |
Pass |
64.86 |
|
Utility |
Tulare |
City of
Tulare |
Measure N |
Reduces utility tax rate
from 7% to 6%, but eliminates limit of rate increase. (Majority vote.) |
Pass |
83.34 |
Cal-TaxReports, November 16, 2009
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