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TAX |
COUNTY |
JURISDICTION |
BALLOT NUMBER |
PROPOSAL |
DATE OF ELECTION |
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Hotel/Room |
Los Angeles |
City of Palmdale |
Measure A |
Increase TOT from 7% to 10% for "essential city
services." |
May 19 |
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Hotel/Room |
Madera |
County of Madera |
Measure D |
Increase TOT from 9% to 11%. |
May 19 |
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Parcel |
Alameda |
Pleasanton Unified School District |
Measure G |
Tax of $233 per year for four years to fund school
programs and services. |
June 2 |
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Parcel |
Alameda |
Piedmont Unified School District |
Measure B |
Tax averaging $249 per parcel for three years. |
June 2 |
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Parcel |
Alameda |
Piedmont Unified School District |
Measure E |
To combine and extend two existing parcel taxes for
an additional four years, with top rates of $3,065 for residential and $4,583
for commercial parcels, per year. If Measure E fails, the parcel taxes will
expire July 1, 2010. |
June 2 |
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Parcel |
Colusa |
Arbuckle-College City Fire Protection District |
Measure D |
Tax of $79.19 indefinitely. Vote-by-mail. |
May 5 |
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Parcel |
Contra Costa |
San Ramon Valley Unified School District |
Measure C |
Tax of $144 per parcel for seven years for school
programs. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
Contra Costa |
Mount Diablo Unified School District |
Measure D |
Tax of $99 per parcel for education. |
May 19 |
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Parcel |
Los Angeles |
San Marino Unified School District |
Measure E |
Tax of $795 per parcel for education. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
Los Angeles |
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District |
Measure P |
Tax of $165 per parcel, on top of existing $209
parcel tax. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by June 23 |
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Parcel |
San Bernardino |
Mountains Community Hospital |
Measure K |
Extends existing parcel tax of $80 for residential
homes, $40 on vacant lots and $200 for businesses. |
May 19 |
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Parcel |
San Mateo |
Jefferson Elementary School District |
Measure A |
Tax of $85 per parcel for seven years for education.
Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
San Mateo |
San Carlos Elementary School District |
Measure B |
Tax of $78 per parcel for six years for education.
Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
San Mateo |
Woodside Elementary School District |
Measure C |
Extend existing $242 parcel tax (set to expire in
June) for eight years. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
Santa Clara |
Moreland School District |
Measure A |
Tax of $95 per parcel for eight years. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Parcel |
Santa Clara |
Cupertino Union School District |
Measure B |
Tax of $125 per parcel for six years. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Sales |
San Diego |
City of Chula Vista |
Proposition A |
Raise the city's current sales tax rate of 8.75% to 9.75%
for 10 years, with revenue going to the general fund. Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Sales |
San Mateo |
City of Pacifica |
Measure D |
Raise the sales tax 1%, through 2016, for city
services. |
May 19 |
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Special Tax |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Rita Hills Community Services District |
Measure A2009 |
Creates a special district, made up of just 27
family-owned parcels, with five elected supervisors authorized to levy a special
tax up to $3 million a year (with that amount adjusted annually for
inflation). Vote-by-mail. |
Due by May 5 |
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Utility |
Alameda |
City of Hayward |
Measure A |
Enact a UUT of 5.5% for 10 years. |
May 19 |
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Utility |
Riverside |
City of Desert Hot Springs |
Measure A |
Increase existing UUT from 5% to 7% for debt
reduction and public safety services, through June 30, 2020. Requires
two-thirds vote. |
May 19 |
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Utility |
Sacramento |
City of Rancho Cordova |
Measure B |
Expand UUT base while maintaining existing 2.5% rate.
Requires two-thirds vote. |
May 19 |
Cal-Taxletter, April 17, 2009
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