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Calabasas to ask voters to approve 1¢ local sales tax in May mail ballot
Summary
The Calabasas City Council voted unanimously to place Measure K — a proposed 1-cent local sales tax — on the ballot; the city estimates it would raise about $5.3 million a year for wildfire mitigation, public safety and infrastructure and is asking voters to decide by May 5 before a county measure in June.
The Calabasas City Council voted unanimously to place Measure K, a proposed 1-cent local sales tax, on the ballot, city staff announced. If approved by voters, the city estimates the tax would generate approximately $5,300,000 annually to pay for wildfire mitigation and response, law enforcement and public safety, and maintenance of roads, parks and public facilities.
City staff said Los Angeles County is also moving forward with its own sales-tax proposal for a June 2026 ballot and warned that state law caps the total sales…
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