Voters across 13 different California counties will decide the outcome of 45 local ballot measures on November 5, 2019. Below is a breakdown of the different topics the measures address:
- 14 parcel tax measures
- nine sales tax measures
- four local hotel tax measures
- four measures that would make city clerks, city treasurers, or both appointed instead of elected
- two marijuana tax measures
- two local spending limit increases
- two measures concerning development and land use
- two local business taxes, including a tax on ride-share companies in San Francisco
- two measures concerning affordable housing (bonds and zoning/development regulations)
- one campaign finance limits and disclosure requirements measure in San Francisco
- one vaping authorization and regulation measure in San Francisco
- one charter amendment in San Francisco concerning the city’s disability and aging services commission
- one measure to increase the minimum wage for hospitality workers in Rancho Palos Verdes
An average of 64 local measures appeared on November ballots in the previous three odd-numbered years in California:
- November 2017: 62 local measures
- November 2015: 60 local measures
- November 2013: 70 local measures
If you know of a local measure on the November 5 ballot in California that we missed, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.