City of South El Monte

Shall the measure that replaces the county-controlled "Measure H" 0.25% sales tax with a locally-controlled, independently audited, City of South El Monte revenue source generating approximately $1.6 million annually for South El Monte general services such as public safety, housing programs, parks/recreation, homelessness prevention, and road repairs, by creating a one-quarter cent (0.25%) sales tax that starts when the "Measure H" tax ends and continues until repealed by voters be adopted?

Shall the measure, permitting and thoroughly regulating limited cannabis retail businesses (1 adult-use/medical with option of up to 3 total after the measure’s 1st year), establishing a general tax at a maximum 8% of noncultivation cannabis business proceeds and $25/square foot of cultivation space (with CPI increases) applicable to permitted/unpermitted businesses, generating approximately $720,000 annually until ended by voters, for general City services (e.g., police, maintenance), be adopted?

Shall the measure, permitting/regulating limited cannabis businesses (5 dispensaries, 2 cultivation, 1 testing facility, 2 manufactures/distributors); regulating personal cannabis use; establishing a maximum 6% special excise tax on retail cannabis/edibles sales generating approximately $126,000 annually until ended by voters for implementation costs, clinical trials, municipalities where cannabis business are located, senior/youth programs, infrastructure (streets/roads/sidewalks), public safety (sheriffs/fire department), existing/future commercial, industrial, and affordable housing developments, be adopted?

To protect South El Monte's long term financial stability; maintain 911 emergency response/neighborhood patrols, gang prevention; help prevent thefts/burglaries; maintain streets; improve safe routes to school; keep public areas/parks safe/clean; maintain afterschool programs, youth/senior services, other general services, shall the measure establishing a 1/4¢ sales tax generating approximately $1,000,000 annually until ended by the voters, subject to independent financial audits, all funds benefiting South El Monte residents, be adopted?