{"id":81563,"date":"2026-04-06T10:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/?page_id=81563"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:32:01","slug":"ballot-measures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/ballot-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Medidas electorales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>Locally Controlled Funding for Essential City Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On January 27, 2026, the Gardena City Council unanimously approved placing a locally controlled quarter-cent (0.25%) sales tax measure on the June 2, 2026 ballot for voter consideration. If approved by voters, Measure GG would generate approximately $3.9 million annually in local funding for essential services such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support public safety programs to prevent crime and homelessness<\/li>\n<li>Maintain fire and paramedic services<\/li>\n<li>Keep parks and public areas safe, clean and graffiti free<\/li>\n<li>Fund youth and senior programs<\/li>\n<li>Repair streets and potholes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Fiscal Accountability Protections Keep All Funds Local<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue from the measure could not be taken by the state, county or federal government, ensuring local control and reinvestment back into the community to fund essential services<\/li>\n<li>Measure GG includes fiscal accountability provisions that require annual independent financial audits and public review of expenditures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Sales Tax Does NOT Apply to the following:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Groceries<\/li>\n<li>Prescription medicine<\/li>\n<li>Diapers<\/li>\n<li>Housing &amp; Rent<\/li>\n<li>Utilities<\/li>\n<li>Personal services, such as medical or dental services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gardena voters will also have the opportunity to select the Mayor, two (2) City Councilmembers (elected at large), City Clerk, and City Treasurer on the June 2nd ballot.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the June 2, 2026 ballot or registering to vote, visit the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavote.gov\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>www.lavote.gov<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or the Gardena City Clerk at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofgardena.org\/electioninformation\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>www.cityofgardena.org\/electioninformation\/<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gardena-June-2nd-Municipal-Elections-FAQ.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Gardena June 2nd Municipal Elections FAQ<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gardena-City-Council-Resolution-Ordinance-Placing-Measure-GG-on-the-ballot.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Gardena City Council Resolution &amp; Ordinance Placing Measure GG on the Ballot<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ARGUMENT-IN-FAVOR-OF-MEASURE-GG.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ballot Statement in Favor of Measure GG (no statement against was submitted)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/City-Attorneys-Impartial-Analysis-of-Measure-GG.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>City Attorney&#8217;s Impartial Analyses of Measure GG<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofgardena.org\/electioninformation\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Certified List of Candidates<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":839501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/839501"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}