Long Beach Vote 2016
It’s a Victory for Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B
There was a victory party on election night for Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B. Supporters clapped and cheered at the Maya Hotel when it became obvious that Long Beach voters had approved the two measures.
Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B
Then, it was time to hear the victory speech by Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B.
Ballots are still being counted at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. At the moment, Measure A: City of Long Beach, Public Safety, Infrastructure Repair and Neighborhood Services, won 59.50% vs. 40.50%. The vote count was 37,075 for Measure A versus 25,233 against the measure.
Measure B: City of Long Beach Budget Stabilization (“Rainy Day”) received 57.37% or 35,399 votes versus 42.63% or 26,304 votes.
Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B
PalacioMagazine.com was at the Maya Hotel celebration and grabbed this proud reaction from Mayor Robert Garcia on Measures A and B.
Measures A and B were placed on the June 7 ballot after a vote by the Long Beach City Council.
According to the Long Beach City Clerk’s website, Measure A is a temporary 1% tax that, “….generates approximately $48 million per year for six years. When it drops to 0.5% in the remaining four years, it generates approximately $24 million per year. Long Beach total sales tax rate would be 10% for 6 years, then drops to 9.5% for the remaining four years, then drops to 9% after year 10. The new tax would be paid by everyone, including the City’s 6.5 million visitors. Additional tax on a $1 item would be 1 cent.”
The Gazette Newspapers described the second measure this way, “Measure B would create a “Rainy Day Fund” that would set aside the first 1% of all new revenue to go into a reserve fund to protect against future recessions.”
Long Beach City Clerk Maria De La Luz Garcia told PalacioMagazine.com that we can expect more results from the LA County Clerk’s office late on Friday. Garcia says that there will be more results revealed on Tuesdays and Friday every week until the end of the month. Final certification of the results are expected July 1.
