66 Items on the Ballot

MEASURE EE CITY ETHICS, ELECTIONS, AND GOVERNANCE. CHARTER AMENDMENT EE. Shall the City Charter be amended to:

  • increase the authority of the Police Department Inspector General and Fire Department Independent Assessor;
  • prohibit Ethics Commissioners from running for certain elected offices for five years; 
  • increase penalties for campaign finance violations; 
  • require City Council to meet at least weekly rather than the currently required three days per week;
  • increase referendum petition signature requirements; 
  • and make other changes regarding ethics, elections and governance 

YES  433,852  53.53%
NO   376,597  46.47%


MEASURE FD FUNDING FOR THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A ONE-HALF PERCENT SALES TAX. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE FD. Shall an ordinance providing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department, including 

  • for hiring firefighters, paramedics, and other staff, 
  • purchasing and maintaining vehicles and equipment, 
  • building and upgrading fire stations, and 
  • brush clearance; 

by imposing a one-half percent (0.5%) sales tax in the City of Los Angeles; 

  • with annual audits and a citizen's oversight committee; 
  • generating approximately $345 million annually until ended by voters; 

YES   455,938  53.70%
NO    393,174  46.30%


MEASURE LA - CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET, FINANCE, AND CONTRACTING. CHARTER AMENDMENT LA. 

Shall the City Charter be amended to: 

  • Establish a capital infrastructure plan and 
  • Two-year budget cycle for the City; 
  • Increase the authority of the Director of Public Works and 
  • Allow for the elimination of or changes to the Board of Public Works
  • Remove restrictions prohibiting the City from engaging in business enterprises and mortgaging City-owned property
  • Change certain contracting rules and procedures 

YES   506,386   61.35%
NO     318,990   38.65%

MEASURE PL CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHARTER AMENDMENT PL. 

Shall the City Charter be amended to: 

  • Establish a Neighborhood Appeals Commission to replace Area Planning Commissions
  • Establish a process for City Council review of Neighborhood Appeals Commission and City Planning Commission decisions
  • Change the timing and process for City Council action on certain planning decisions
  • Grant the Planning Department the authority to investigate, hear, and determine applications for quasi-judicial review
  • Allow for changes to floor area regulations by ordinance 

YES   573,215  71.05%
NO    233,617  28.95%

Candidate(s) Votes Percent
YES 573,215 71.05%
NO 233,617 28.95%

MEASURE PRK CITY DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS BUDGET. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRK. Shall the City Charter be amended to 

  • Increase the minimum budget allocated to the Department of Recreation and Parks
  • Phased in over ten years until it is double the current minimum budget allocation
  • With exceptions for fiscal emergencies?  
Candidate(s) Votes Percent
YES 661,244 77.99%
NO 186,637 22.01%

MEASURE PRT CITY AIRPORTS, HARBOR, AND WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENTS. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRT. Shall the City Charter be amended to: require the Harbor Department to

  • Allocate funds for waterfront public access projects
  • Require disclosure of workforce impacts for certain Harbor Department leases and agreements
  • Increase maximum terms for certain leases
  • Change the composition requirement for the Airport Commission 
Candidate(s) Votes Percent
YES 626,364 76.39%
NO 193,543 23.61%

MEASURE SC  CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES RELATED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS. CHARTER AMENDMENT SC. Shall the Los Angeles City Charter be amended to clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education elections and allow for changes by ordinance?  

Candidate(s) Votes Percent
YES 733,001 78.41%
NO 201,818 21.59%

MEASURE TE  PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE. Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide a one-time exemption from the City's special documentary transfer tax (Proposition ULA) for residential properties that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and are sold within five years of the date of the Fire? 

Candidate(s) Votes Percent
YES 531,569 62.59%
NO 317,691 37.41%

 

 

 

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