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City of La Mesa Sales Tax Increase, Proposition L (November 2008)
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A City of La Mesa Sales Tax Increase, Proposition L ballot question was on the November 4, 2008 ballot for voters in the City of La Mesa in San Diego County, California, where it was approved.
Proposition L enacted a 3/4 cent sales tax that will be in effect for twenty years.
Election results
| Proposition L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 13,704 | 55.51% | ||
| No | 10,984 | 44.49% | ||
- These final, certified, results are from the San Diego County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| PROPOSITION L: "To maintain essential City services including natural disaster response/preparedness programs; youth anti-gang/anti-drug prevention; retaining quality firefighters/paramedics and police officers; increasing street paving/pothole repair; enhancing trolley station security; maintaining the senior community center, after school tutoring and recreation programs; and other general services shall the City sales tax be increased by three-quarters of a cent, requiring annual audits, public expenditure reports, with 20 year expiration?"[1] |
See also
- California 2008 local ballot measures
- Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates
External links
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
