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City manager outlines May 5 Measure K sales-tax initiative to close long-term budget gap
Summary
City Manager Kendanique told the Calabasas Environmental Commission that the council is placing a 1¢ local sales-tax measure on a May 5 all-mail ballot to shore up general-fund revenues, citing a 10-year structural deficit forecast and the need to preserve reserves; staff explained what would be taxed, mailing/return deadlines and outreach plans.
City Manager Kendanique told the Calabasas Environmental Commission on March 10 that the City Council has scheduled an all-mail special election on May 5, 2026, to ask voters to approve a 1¢ (1 percent) local sales-tax measure (referred to in discussion as Measure K) intended to shore up the city’s general fund.
Kendanique said the council moved the measure forward in part to act before a separate county half-cent sales-tax initiative and to “capture the remaining gap” before other agencies potentially claim local sales-tax capacity. He presented a 10-year forecast staff prepared that shows a structural budget shortfall of roughly $6 million in year 10 under current policies and said the city’s general-fund reserves total nearly $20 million and would be drawn down in roughly five…
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