Local Taxes

22 Aug

Local Taxes, State Budget

State Revenue Collections Ahead of Projections, Department of Finance Reports

• August 22, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

State revenue is running slightly ahead of the projections upon which the recently enacted 2025-26 state budget was based, the Departme...

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15 Aug

Local Taxes

Los Angeles County Assessment Roll Grows 3.91 Percent

• August 15, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

The cumulative assessed value of California’s largest county grew 3.91 percent in the past year, marking the 15th consecutive year of g...

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25 Jul

Local Taxes

Los Angeles Businesses File Measure to Repeal Gross Receipts Tax

• July 25, 2025
• By Maryam Selassie

A group of Los Angeles business leaders filed a local ballot measure July 23 that would repeal Los Angeles’ gross receipts tax, saving ...

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06 Dec

Election Results, Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Poway School District Disciplined for Using Tax Dollars to Campaign for Tax Hike

• December 6, 2024
• By Maryam Selassie

The Fair Political Practices Commission voted November 21 to penalize a school district for violating state law by using taxpayer dolla...

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22 Nov

Election Results, Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Voters Approved 62 Percent of Local Tax and Bond Measures, Updated Results Show

• November 22, 2024
• By Maryam Selassie

Voters approved 333 local tax and bond measures – 62 percent of the measures on the November ballot – and rejected 94, according to the...

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08 Nov

Election Results, Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Voters Approved at Least 320 Local Tax and Bond Measures

• November 12, 2024
• By Maryam Selassie

Voters approved at least 320 of the 533 tax and bond measures on the November 5 ballot, representing $38.4 billion in additional bond d...

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10 May

Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

Voters Reject Four of Six Parcel Taxes in May 7 Special Elections

• May 10, 2024
• By Maryam Selassie

Voters in various parts of the state approved one parcel tax and rejected four in special elections that concluded May 7, while another...

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02 Feb

Local Tax Elections, Local Taxes

March Ballots Include 77 Local Tax Measures

• February 2, 2024
• By Maryam Selassie

When voters cast their ballots in the March 5 presidential primaries, they also will decide the fate of 77 local tax and bond measures ...

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01 Dec

Local Taxes

City of Campbell Fined for Using Tax Dollars to Campaign for Tax Hike

• December 1, 2023
• By Maryam Selassie

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) this month fined the city of Campbell $35,000 for violating the Political Reform Act by ...

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01 Sep

Local Taxes

Voters in Monterey County Fire District Approve Parcel Tax That Will Cost One Taxpayer $27,700 Per Year

• September 6, 2023
• By CalTax

In a special election that concluded August 29, voters in the Santa Lucia Community Services District in Monterey County approved a par...

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