Templeton voters approve fire tax
Templeton property owners have overwhelmingly approved a $15-a-month parcel tax intended to provide emergency funding to the North County community’s fire department that was at risk of dissolving. Read More …
Tag: Tax Measures
Templeton property owners to vote on fire tax
Faced with fiscal troubles and apparent staff shortages, the Templeton Fire Department is asking property owners in the North County community to vote for a tax to support increasing salary costs. Read More …
Downtown SLO scraps property tax initiative following outcry
The organization pushing for a downtown San Luis Obispo property tax measure has scrapped the initiative following protest from some property owners and businesses. Read More …
Paso Robles sales tax hike goes on November ballot
Despite public outcry against the potential tax hike, the Paso Robles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place a half percent sales tax measure on the November ballot. Read More …
Paso Robles council considering new sales tax hike initiative
The Paso Robles City Council is considering placing a 1 percent sales tax measure on the November ballot, a move that could give the jurisdiction the highest sales tax rate in San Luis Obispo County. Read More …
Caught in initiative tussle, California bans cities and counties from taxing soda
Faced with pressure from the beverage industry, which funded a potentially game-changing ballot measure in order to halt local soda tax initiatives, the state of California adopted a law that prohibits cities and counties from taxing soda for the next 12 years. Read More …
SLO County marijuana tax goes on June ballot
Following a decision made by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, county voters will decide on a marijuana business tax measure that will appear on the upcoming Read More …
SLO considering another new sales tax and $400 million in spending
On top of the city’s existing .5 percent sales tax, San Luis Obispo officials are putting forward the idea of a 1 percent sales tax and additional property taxes, in order to fund infrastructure projects that are said to require $400 million in fresh capital.
Currently, San Luis Obispo has a 7.75 percent sales tax rate, the same rate as the other six cities in SLO County, each of which have also adopted half-cent sales taxes. Read More …