Voters To Decide On Sales Tax Hike For Public Safety, City Services In Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA — Voters will decide in an upcoming election whether to implement a quarter-cent sales tax to help fund public safety and other city services.

Measure CL would generate between $5-6 million annually "for maintaining three fully-staffed fire stations/ 911 emergency response times; retaining firefighters, paramedics, police officers; homeless reduction services/ encampment prevention; improving parks/ fields; repairing potholes/ streets/ storm drains; senior/ youth services and other General Fund uses," the ballot measure reads.

The election, set for Aug. 26, will be conducted entirely through mail-in ballots.

Those who are not registered to vote but want to participate in the election must register by Monday, according to city officials.

More information about the measure, including an analysis and arguments in favor, is available on the city's website.