City of Rancho Palos Verdes Measure RS (Los Angeles County)

What it does

Rancho Palos Verdes Public Safety/City Services Measure: To help prepare for and respond to wildfires/natural disasters; maintain roads/storm drains; prevent sinkholes; address landslides/land movement; and support general city services, shall the transient occupancy tax (paid only by hotel/motel guests) be adjusted from 10% to 13%, providing approximately $2,200,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, spending disclosures, all funds benefiting Rancho Palos Verdes which cannot be taken by the State or Los Angeles County, be adopted?

A YES vote means

Rancho Palos Verdes' hotel/motel guest tax would go from 10% to 13%, raising about $2,200,000 a year for disaster preparedness, roads, storm drains, landslides and city services until ended by voters.

A NO vote means

Rancho Palos Verdes' hotel/motel guest tax would stay at 10%.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Rancho Palos Verdes Measure RS mean?

Rancho Palos Verdes' hotel/motel guest tax would go from 10% to 13%, raising about $2,200,000 a year for disaster preparedness, roads, storm drains, landslides and city services until ended by voters.

What does a NO vote on City of Rancho Palos Verdes Measure RS mean?

Rancho Palos Verdes' hotel/motel guest tax would stay at 10%.

How many votes does City of Rancho Palos Verdes Measure RS need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Rancho Palos Verdes Measure RS?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.