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San Diego council resets Measure C timetable, creates citizens oversight committee for homelessness funds
Summary
The City Council on Jan. 13 approved an ordinance resetting Measure C timelines after litigation delays and established a seven‑member citizens oversight committee to advise use of homelessness account revenues; the changes set the tax imposition to May 1, 2025, and spell out allocation and audit schedules.
San Diego City Treasurer Liz Correa told the City Council on Jan. 13 that a clarifying ordinance is needed to reset dates and deadlines in Measure C after years of litigation stalled implementation. Council adopted the ordinance and a companion measure to create a citizens oversight committee for the homelessness revenue account.
The ordinance updates the effective imposition date for the Measure C transient occupancy tax increase to May 1, 2025, Correa said, and resets the initial allocation and reporting schedules that voters approved in 2020. For the first 5½ years following the new imposition date the additional revenue will be allocated 41% to homelessness programs and 59% to the convention‑center revenue account; after Oct. 31, 2030, the share to homelessness programs drops to 31% with 10% directed to street repairs.…
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