Council Unanimous on Special Election for Quarter Cent Sales Tax

“If we don’t get it, then we know that another entity is going to get it; County, Metro, they are all looking to this as well. So, now is the time.” Mayor Dan O’Brien noted that holding a special election to raise the Culver City sales tax by a quarter of a cent was a time sensitive issue.

At the City Council meeting on April 14, 2025, O’Brien observed that putting the City forward with the request in August would allow for a needed revenue boost. Knowing that both Los Angeles County and Metro Transit were considering the same move – and that all of them could not succeed at the same time.

The city had sent out a survey last month of see if residents would be in favor of the minor tax boost, and got positive results. Historically, Culver City always agrees to raise taxes – there hasn’t been a ballot measure for a tax increase or a parcel tax that failed in almost two decades.

Vice Mayor Freddy Puza also noted that “…a sales tax is a regressive tax, and it’s going to hurt the people with the least income the most.”


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