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Palo Alto, California, Measure E, Hotel Tax Increase (November 2018)
| Measure E: Palo Alto Hotel Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local hotel tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Clara County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Palo Alto, California |
A hotel tax increase was on the ballot for Palo Alto voters in Santa Clara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's hotel tax from 14 percent to 15.5 percent to fund general municipal purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the city's hotel tax from 14 percent to 15.5 percent to fund general municipal purposes. |
Election results
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Palo Alto, California, Measure E, Hotel Tax Increase (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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20,547 | 68.96% | ||
| No | 9,249 | 31.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To provide funding for vital City services such as ensuring modern, stable 911 emergency communications, earthquake safe fire stations and emergency command center; improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety; ensuring safe routes to schools; maintaining City streets and sidewalks; and other city services, shall the City of Palo Alto adopt an ordinance increasing the transient occupancy tax paid by hotel, motel, short-term rental guests by 1.5%, providing approximately $2.55 million annually until ended by voters, subject to annual audits? [2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of Palo Alto City Council on July 30, 2018.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Clara County, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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