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Council places one-cent transactions-and-use tax measure on November ballot to shore up public safety and infrastructure funding
Summary
The council voted to submit an ordinance and related resolutions placing a one‑cent transactions‑and‑use tax on the November 2026 ballot; staff said survey results show majority awareness of the need for new revenue to support public safety, though final adoption depends on voters.
The San Gabriel City Council voted to place a 1% transactions-and-use (sales) tax measure on the November 2026 consolidated election ballot. City Manager Mark Lazaretto framed the proposal as a choice for voters to maintain services and invest in public-safety response times and facilities: "I would like to remind everybody that the revenue would support that quality of life that San Gabriel is used to," he said, citing potential funding for police and fire facilities and staffing.
Lazaretto told council staff had conducted outreach and surveys (over 500 respondents) indicating strong awareness of long-term revenue needs; the staff report said Los Angeles County's local-sales-tax cap and recent developments leave the city room to seek additional local revenue. Councilmembers moved and seconded the resolutions to place the ordinance and rules for arguments on the ballot; the motion passed unanimously and will now proceed through election deadlines for November.
