Approve Measure F

Vote YES on Measure F. The Mountain View City Council voted unanimously to place Measure F on the ballot. If approved by Mountain View voters, Measure F allows the Mountain View City Council to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), which is paid by hotel and other short-term rental guests, from 10% up to 15%. Measure F requires annual independent audits. Mountain View's 10% TOT rate is lower than rates in most Santa Clara County cities. If approved by voters, the maximum allowable TOT rate would become comparable to many neighboring jurisdictions. The TOT rate was last amended in 1991, increasing from 8% to 10%. At the maximum 15% rate, the increase can generate approximately $5.5 million per year for essential City infrastructure and services, including fixing potholes, repairing streets and sidewalks, expanding library hours, enhancing emergency response services, supporting affordable housing, and adding new parks. If voters approve Measure F the City Council will consider implementing any new TOT rate, not to exceed the 15% cap, at a public meeting after the election. Please join the Mountain View City Council, the League of Women Voters of the Los Altos- Mountain View Area, and neighborhood and community leaders in voting YES on Measure F !