City of Los Alamitos Measure G — Los Alamitos Hotel Tax (TOT Measure) (Orange County)

What it does

Shall the ordinance providing funding for City of Los Alamitos’ general services such as maintaining 911 emergency response and police services; providing neighborhood police patrols; maintaining parks; supporting youth, afterschool, and senior programs; repairing streets and potholes; by increasing the City of Los Alamitos’ transient occupancy tax, paid only by hotel/motel and short-term rental guests, from 8% to 12%, providing approximately $300,000 annually be adopted?

A YES vote means

Los Alamitos' tax on hotel/motel and short-term rental guests would rise from 8% to 12%, raising about $300,000 a year for general city services.

A NO vote means

Los Alamitos' tax on hotel/motel and short-term rental guests would stay at 8%.

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

Measure G was placed on the ballot by the Los Alamitos City Council and would raise the city's transient occupancy (hotel) tax on stays of 30 days or less from 8% to 12% of the rent paid by guests, according to the City Attorney's impartial analysis.

The analysis states the current tax brings in about $600,000 a year for general city services, and the increase is expected to generate an additional $300,000.

It would be a general tax, deposited in the General Fund for any city purpose, and requires a simple majority of voters.

Put on the ballot by Los Alamitos City Council (2026).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Los Alamitos Measure G mean?

Los Alamitos' tax on hotel/motel and short-term rental guests would rise from 8% to 12%, raising about $300,000 a year for general city services.

What does a NO vote on City of Los Alamitos Measure G mean?

Los Alamitos' tax on hotel/motel and short-term rental guests would stay at 8%.

How many votes does City of Los Alamitos Measure G 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 Los Alamitos Measure G?

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.