Measure FD: FUNDING FOR THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A ONE -HALF PERCENT SALES TAX. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE FD.
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall an ordinance providing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department, including for hiring firefighters, paramedics, and other staff, purchasing and maintaining vehicles and equipment, building and upgrading fire stations, and brush clearance; by imposing a one-half percent (0.5%) sales tax in the City of Los Angeles; with annual audits and a citizen's oversight committee; generating approximately $345 million annually until ended by voters; be adopted?
In plain language
Measure FD would create a new sales tax to fund the Los Angeles Fire Department. A YES vote adds a half-percent (0.5%) sales tax in the city. The money would pay for hiring firefighters and paramedics. It would buy and fix vehicles and equipment, build and upgrade fire stations, and clear brush. Yearly audits and a citizen oversight committee would check the tax. It would continue until voters end it. A NO vote means this new sales tax would not happen.
Fiscal impact
A 0.5% sales tax in the City of Los Angeles. It would raise about $345 million each year. It has no set end date. It lasts until voters end it.
Official ballot arguments
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The official arguments will appear here once both sides’ arguments are on file.
What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
Statements by campaigns, officials and news coverage, quoted with attribution and linked to the original. VoterDecoder did not write them and does not endorse either side.
Supporters say
“I, for one, cannot let what happened to my Pacific Palisades constituents happen to any other community”
— Traci Park, Los Angeles City Councilmember, NBC Los Angeles (2026) · LAFD firefighters push sales tax increaseRead the source →
Opponents say
“Sales taxes are already very high in Los Angeles, and they hit hardest on people who can least afford to pay more.”
— Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, FOX 11 Los Angeles (2026) · LA City firefighters seek tax hike to fund departmentRead the source →