City of Santa Monica Measure ES (Los Angeles County)

What it does

MEASURE ES: Shall a measure imposing a City of Santa Monica collected parcel tax of $495 per taxable parcel, adjusted annually for inflation, exempting qualifying seniors, affordable housing, non-profits, religious organizations, and schools, providing continual funding for Santa Monica’s public schools, including retaining teachers, assisting disadvantaged students, supporting art, music, science, math, and early childhood education, keeping school facilities clean and safe for student and community use, generating an estimated $12,000,000 annually until repealed by voters, with oversight requirements, be adopted?

A YES vote means

Santa Monica would levy a $495 parcel tax, adjusted yearly for inflation, with exemptions for qualifying seniors, affordable housing, nonprofits, religious groups and schools, raising about $12,000,000 a year for Santa Monica public schools until repealed by voters.

A NO vote means

Santa Monica would not levy this $495 school parcel tax.

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

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

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

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Santa Monica Measure ES mean?

Santa Monica would levy a $495 parcel tax, adjusted yearly for inflation, with exemptions for qualifying seniors, affordable housing, nonprofits, religious groups and schools, raising about $12,000,000 a year for Santa Monica public schools until repealed by voters.

What does a NO vote on City of Santa Monica Measure ES mean?

Santa Monica would not levy this $495 school parcel tax.

How many votes does City of Santa Monica Measure ES 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 Santa Monica Measure ES?

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.