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Los Gatos, California, Measure G, Sales Tax (November 2018)

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Measure G: Los Gatos Sales Tax
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The basics
Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local sales tax
Amount: $0.0125
Expires in: 20 years
Related articles
Local sales tax on the ballot
November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California
Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
City tax on the ballot
See also
Los Gatos, California

A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Los Gatos voters in Santa Clara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting a a one-eighth cent ($0.0125) sales tax for twenty years to fund general city purposes.
A no vote was a vote against enacting a a one-eighth cent ($0.0125) sales tax for twenty years to fund general city purposes.

Election results

Los Gatos, California, Measure G, Sales Tax (November 2018)

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

8,062 54.65%
No 6,691 45.35%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the measure to fund essential Town services such as maintaining neighborhood police patrols; improving traffic flow to reduce congestion; repairing potholes and fixing neighborhood streets; maintaining the Town’s long-term financial stability and other unrestricted general revenue purposes by enacting a one-eighth cent ($0.125%) sales tax for 20 years, providing about $800,000 annually, requiring Independent Citizens Oversight with public review of spending, and all revenues controlled locally, be adopted?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Los Gatos City Council on June 19, 2018.[3]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Santa Clara County, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 27, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. City of Los Gatos, "Full Text," June 19, 2018