Early Results Show 67% Support for the Quarter-Cent Tax

Preliminary results released Tuesday night show strong voter support for Measure CL, a proposed quarter-cent sales tax intended to fund city services, including public safety, infrastructure, and homelessness programs.

As of 10 p.m., the City Clerk’s Office reported that 67.1% of voters backed the measure, with 3,974 ballots cast in favor and 1,946 opposed. A total of 5,920 ballots were counted in the first tabulation.

Election officials began tallying vote-by-mail ballots at 8:01 p.m. inside the City Council Chambers, where the public was able to observe in person or through a livestream. The count included ballots received by mail or collected from drop boxes that had been signature-verified prior to Election Day.

Processing wil

See Full Page