Nine Petitions for City of L.A. are Awaiting Updates

 Three active petitions include: Increase to Minimum Wage/Changes to Wage/Labor Standards, Funding for LAFD through 1/2 Cent Sales Tax, and Repeal City Business Tax

• Increase to Minimum Wage; Changes to Wage/Labor Standards
  • Status: Petition Approved for Circulation (Petition expires 1/21/28)

• Funding for LAFD through 1/2 Cent Sales Tax
  • Status: Petition Approved for Circulation 12/26/25 (Petition expires 12/26/2027)
  • Status: Petition Filed 5/12/2026
  • Status: Waiting for Petition Verification to begin

• Repeal City Business Tax
  • Status: Petition Verification Completed by the County of Los Angeles 3/23/2026 (Pass)
  • City Clerk Certification to Council 3/26/2026 - Waiting for action by the Council
  • L.A. Council Orders Economic Study Of Business Tax Repeal
    

Petitions with no recent activity, but unexpired:

• Funding for Rec & Parks through 1/2 Cent Sales Tax
  • Status: Title and Summary Completed 12/26/2025
  •  "In response to a growing crisis around parks, a coalition of community and parks leaders filed legal paperwork with the Los Angeles City Clerk seeking approval to circulate a citizen initiative to place a funding measure before voters in Los Angeles in November 2026." Community Parks Coalition Announces New Citizens Initiative to Fund Parks Across the City of Los Angeles - Trust for Public Land
• Encampments on Public Property 
  • Status: Title and Summary Completed 12/12/2025
    Encampments_on_Public_Property_Official_Title_and_Summary.pdf
  • Proponents are proponents Melinda Jeannette Ramos, Erma LuckeyRichard, Constance “Connie”
    J. Brooks, Jennie Taylor Tucker, and Steven Martinez.
• Gross Receipts Tax based on Employee Pay Ratio -- 1000+ Employees
  • Status:  Petition Approved for Circulation 12/8/25 (Petition expires 12/8/2027)
    On April 14, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to send a certified citizen-initiated petition that seeks to repeal the city's gross receipts tax on businesses (hereafter, business tax) to the City Administrative Office (CAO) for an economic analysis  Citizen-initiated ballot measure seeks to repeal the Los Angeles business tax
• Gross Receipts Tax based on Employee Pay Ratio -- 300+ Employees 
  • Status: Petition Approved for Circulation 11/12/25 (Petition expires 11/12/2027)
• Voter Approval of Contracts based on Employee Pay Ratio 
  • Status: Title and Summary Completed 7/7/2025
    Voter_Approval_of_Contracts_Official_Title_and_Summary.pdf

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