To maintain local 9-1-1 emergency response, police, fire protection, paramedic services, address homelessness, public health and natural disaster preparedness; assist local small businesses; clean/maintain public areas; reduce traffic impacts; and maintain other general services, shall a measure establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $30,000,000 annually until ended by voters be adopted, requiring public disclosure of spending, no money for County/State, all funds staying local?
2, Riverside County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 51.4% yes, 48.6% no (65,881 votes cast)
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This measure established a 1-cent sales tax in Riverside, California to fund local services including emergency response, police, fire protection, paramedic services, homelessness programs, public health, disaster preparedness, small business assistance, public area maintenance, and traffic reduction. The tax generates approximately $30 million annually and requires public disclosure of spending, with all funds remaining local rather than going to county or state government.