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City of Pasadena Utility Users Tax, Measure D (February 2008)
A City of Pasadena Utility Users Tax, Measure D was on the February 5, 2008 citywide ballot for voters in the City of Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County, where it was approved.[1]
Measure D set the Utility Users Tax in the City of Pasadena at 8.28%. It also expanded the types of services to which the tax applies to include any transmission of "voice, data, audio, video or any other information." The Measure D tax is expected to raise about $10 million a year in revenue for the city.
Pasadena has had a "utility users tax" (UUT) since 1969. Taxes collected by imposition of the UUT go into Pasadena's general fund. Local utility taxes such as Pasadena's were made invalid by a federal ruling in 2007.
Election results
| Measure D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 21,375 | 58.41% | ||
| No | 15,219 | 41.59% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Los Angeles County elections office.
Noteworthy events
Supporters of Measure D, including Mayor Bill Bogaard, said it would help the city avoid cutting vital services, "from firefighters and police to librarians and street repairs."[2] It was also endorsed in a resolution by the Pasadena Unified School District.[3]
Opponents such as blogger Wayne Lusvardi charged that this measure was an invasion of privacy and could eventually permit the city council to start taxing Internet use.[4] However, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that claims of an Internet tax be removed from ballot arguments.[5]
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure D: "Shall an ordinance be adopted to ratify and continue Pasadena’s existing Utility Users Tax to fund general city services, including essential municipal services such as police, fire, street repair, parks and libraries, provided that low-income seniors and disabled residents remain exempt, the ordinance is updated to treat taxpayers equally regardless of technology used, and independent annual audits of the tax are required?"[6] |
See also
- City of Los Angeles Communications Users Tax, Measure S (February 2008)
- Local ballot measures, California
- Local utility taxes in California
External links
- Measure D Mayhem
- Measure D Day
- Measure D is good for the city and won't tax the internet
- Taxes without end
- Measure D(umb) in Pasadena
- Pasadena Pundit
- West Coast Grrlie Blather
- Voters okay tax, bond measures Pasadena Star News
Footnotes
- ↑ How Measure D effected 1st Supe Race
- ↑ Pasadena Weekly, "Measure D is good for the city and won’t tax the Internet," January 31, 2008
- ↑ Board of Education, Pasadena Unified School District, "Support for Measure D Pasadena Utility Users Tax Continuation," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Pasadena Now, "Citizens for Responsible Government Answers Questions about Measure D," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Pasadena Weekly, "Court whittles Measure D rebuttal," December 20, 2007
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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