Shall an ordinance, placed on the ballot by the City Council, be adopted to increase the rate of the City’s existing transient occupancy tax, paid only by visitors to the City, from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) to raise an additional $400,000 per year in revenue to fund general City services such as public safety, parks and recreation, and senior services?
2, Los Angeles County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 65.8% yes, 34.2% no (6,618 votes cast)
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This measure increased Los Angeles's transient occupancy tax rate from 10% to 12%, which applies to hotel stays and other short-term accommodations by visitors. The increase was projected to generate an additional $400,000 annually in general fund revenue for city services including public safety, parks and recreation, and senior services.