City of San Marino Measure U (Los Angeles County)

What it does

SAN MARINO SERVICE PRESERVATION MEASURE. To maintain existing funding which supports essential San Marino services including: police, fire, paramedic, emergency preparedness, repairing streets and sidewalks and other City infrastructure, providing youth and senior programs, and general government use; shall the City of San Marino measure be adopted extending the currently existing utility users tax at a rate of 6 percent, raising $2,620,000 annually, until ended by voters?

A YES vote means

San Marino would extend its existing 6 percent utility users tax, raising $2,620,000 a year for city services until ended by voters.

A NO vote means

San Marino's existing 6 percent utility users tax would not be extended.

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

Background

San Marino's utility users tax was first adopted in 1992 and has been approved by voters three times; voters set it at 5% in 2015 after earlier approving up to 6%, and the current tax expires March 31, 2027, according to the city.

Measure U would renew the tax at 6%; the city estimates it would raise about $2.62 million a year, about 6% of the General Fund.

The city's five-year forecast projects structural deficits of $2,132,275 to $2,804,101 a year without the tax, plus $50.7 million in unfunded capital projects, despite freezing positions and cutting programs.

The City Council unanimously approved placing the measure on the ballot on July 8, 2026 (Resolution No. R-26-28), according to the city.

Put on the ballot by San Marino City Council, unanimous, July 8, 2026 (Resolution No. R-26-28).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of San Marino Measure U mean?

San Marino would extend its existing 6 percent utility users tax, raising $2,620,000 a year for city services until ended by voters.

What does a NO vote on City of San Marino Measure U mean?

San Marino's existing 6 percent utility users tax would not be extended.

How many votes does City of San Marino Measure U 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 San Marino Measure U?

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.