Local Taxes

One Tax Approved, Five Rejected in Local Elections

Updated election results indicate that only one of the six local taxes in March 2 elections was approved by voters.

All of the measures would earmark revenue for specific purposes, making them special taxes that require at least two-thirds of the vote to pass.

The final official vote count for a parcel tax placed on the ballot by the Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District indicated that with 700 ballots cast, the measure fell three votes short of passing.

Local Tax Measure Results From March 2 Elections

Type of Measure County Jurisdiction Ballot Designation Description Estimated Annual Tax Increase Result % Yes Vote
Parcel Tax Fresno City of Orange Cove Measure S Imposes a parcel tax for four years to support police and fire emergency services at the following rates: $36 for each single-family residential and agricultural parcel, $25 per multifamily unit, $180 per commercial parcel and $275 per industrial parcel. $98,000 Fail 61.31
Parcel Tax Los Angeles San Marino Unified School District Measure E Indefinitely extends a $968 parcel tax to support the district’s operations. $4,000,000 Fail 63.04
Parcel Tax Marin Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Measure A Imposes a $297 parcel tax beginning July 1, 2021, for seven years in Flood Zone No. 7A with revenue used for the Gallinas Levee Upgrade Project. $196,000 Fail 66.29
Parcel Tax Marin Ridgewood Avenue Permanent Road Division Measure B Imposes an immediate $1,620 parcel tax for 10 years beginning 2021-22 and thereafter assesses on all parcels $200 per year for ongoing maintenance to support the district’s operations. $356,500 Pass 81.82
Parcel Tax Sonoma West Sonoma County Union High School District Measure A Imposes a $48 parcel tax for three years to support the district’s operations. $1,150,000 Fail 58.28
Transient Occupancy Tax Sonoma West County Transient Occupancy Tax Area Measure B Adds an additional 4 percent transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) indefinitely to support paramedic emergency services and schools. $2,700,000 Fail 62.38