Altadena Library District Special Parcel Tax, Measure A (November 2014)
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An Altadena Library District Special Parcel Tax, Measure A ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the Altadena area of Lost Angeles county, California. It was approved.
Measure A authorized the Altadena Library District to levy for 10 years a special parcel tax that was designed to cost single-unit property owners about $40 per year. The tax was estimated to generate about $735,000 per year for library services.[1]
A 2/3 vote was required for approval.[1]
Election results
| Altadena Library District Measure A | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 10,113 | 85.52% | ||
| No | 1,712 | 14.48% | ||
Election results via: Los Angeles County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[2]
| “ | ALTADENA LIBRARY DISTRICT– Shall the Altadena Library District be authorized to continue to levy a special per parcel tax annually for ten years to replace library funding lost due to the elimination of State funding?[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
Measure A was supported by the following:[4]
Individuals
- Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
- Congresswoman Judy Chu
- State Senator Carol Liu
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Anthony Portantino, Former State Assembly Member
- Community College Chancellor Jack Scott (retired)
Organizations
- ACT
- Altadena Baptist Church
- Altadena Chamber of Commerce
- Altadena Christian Children’s Center
- Altadena Community Chest
- Altadena Community Church
- Altadena Community Garden
- Altadena Congregations Together Serving (ACTS)
- Altadena Crown City Kiwanis
- Altadena Farmers’ Market
- Altadena Heritage
- Altadena Historical Society
- Altadena Library Foundation
- Altadena NAACP
- Altadena Rotary
- Altadena Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Altadena Town Council
- Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy
- Aveson Charter Schools
- Friends of the Altadena Library
- Friends of the Altadena Senior Center
- Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
- League of Women Voters Pasadena Area
- Monte Cedro/Episcopal Communities & Services
- National Women’s Political Caucus Greater Pasadena Area
- Neighbors Building a Better Altadena
- Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors
- Pasadena Journal
- Pasadena Unified School District PTA Council
- Pasadena Unified School District School Board
- Peace and Justice Academy
- Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
- Quality of Life Center
- RIPE Altadena
- Saint James United Methodist Church
- Soroptimist International Altadena/Pasadena
- United Teachers of Pasadena
- AltaEats
- Coffee Gallery Backstage
- El Patron Restaurant
- Green Street Restaurant
- Ms Dragon Print & Copy
- PADV, Pasadena Advertising
- Roses Road Marketing Communication + Design
- Stretch Media
See also
- Parcel tax
- Parcel tax elections in California
- California parcel tax on the ballot
- Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles Register, "Community rallies for parcel tax to fund Altadena library," September 15, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Registrar, "Measures appearing on the ballot," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Altadena Alliance, "Endorsements," accessed October 14, 2014
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