Measure L sales tax
Where it standsVoters will decide a one-cent city sales tax on the November ballot.
What's on the tableHow the city spends the new revenue and how it carries out the audit and oversight requirements, if voters approve it.
- A yes vote would add a 1% sales tax, raising the total rate from 7.875% to 8.875% and generating an estimated $9 million a year until ended by voters. Ballotpedia
- The City Council voted 4-0 on June 16, 2026 to place the measure on the ballot. Patterson Irrigator
- A supporter writing in the Irrigator says the roughly $9 million a year comes from the city staff report. Patterson Irrigator
- An opponent writing in the Irrigator says the timing is poor and that Bay Area sales tax rates do not justify the increase. Patterson Irrigator