November 8, 2022 Ballot Measures

Council-Initiated Ballot Measures

On August 10, 2022, the City Council held a special meeting, which was a continuation of the Council’s fiscal sustainability discussions. At the meeting, the City Council voted to place two measures on the November 2022 ballot, one to establish a new business tax (Measure K) and the other to affirm the decades old practice of annually transferring a percentage of revenues from the natural gas utility to the City’s general fund (Measure L). The measures will generate approximately $16.6 million in revenue annually. Both measures were approved by Palo Alto voters in the November 8, 2022 general municipal election. 

Arguments and Analysis

For background on Council actions related to these ballot measures and community questions, go to www.cityofpaloalto.org/fiscalsustainability

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