Measure P: Chula Vista sales tax measure

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Here’s everything voters need to know about Measure P, the Chula Vista sales tax continuation measure.

Like other cities in the county, Measure P asks Chula Vista voters to continue a half-cent sales tax that is already in place. The Chula Vista City Council voted this summer to place the measure on the November ballot. The city says the tax is projected to generate about $337 million annually for road repairs and a number of basic city services. Without voter approval, the tax is scheduled to sunset in 2026.Like many cities, Chula Vista is struggling to replace and maintain aging infrastructure.

Essential purchases such as groceries, prescription medicine, diapers, and feminine hygiene products would continue to be exempt from sales tax The San Diego County Taxpayers Association , which says that Chula Vista is “one of the better run cities in the county.” The SDCTA also says it supports the measure because it features a sunset clause, which means voters would decide whether to renew the tax in 2037.Carl DeMaio’s Reform California organization, which says that the city’s own financial plans have the revenue generated from the tax going to cover salary hikes, and what the group calls overly generous pension payouts to city workers.

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