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Measure A
Half-cent countywide sales tax · since Apr 1, 2025Measure A is collected on almost every taxable purchase in LA County, including gasoline. A fixed formula written into the measure decides where it goes.
Stores collect it with every taxable purchase in the county and send it to the state's tax agency (CDTFA), which pays the County monthly: two advances of about 30% of the quarter, then a clean-up payment of about 40%. The County's statements are posted on CDTFA's site, but no dataset shows Measure A month by month.
Sources (3)
- CA Tax Distributions (CDTFA Tables 21A, 21B and 21C) California Department of Tax and Fee Administration via data.ca.gov
- LA County sales tax rises to 9.75% on April 1, 2025 FOX 11
- Payments and distributions for local jurisdictions and districts California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Fixed formula: 60% County homeless services (including a Local Solutions Fund for cities), 35.75% to the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency, 3% local housing production, 1.25% accountability and data. FY 2025-26: $1,076,076,351 allocated. FY 2026-27 projection: $1.04B.
Sources (3)
- LA County Homeless Services & Housing: Measure A LA County
- Measure A Hub and FY 2026-27 spending plan LA County
- Measure A spending plan process FY 2026-27, with FY 2025-26 allocations LA County Department of Homeless Services and Housing
FY 2026-27 service provider contracts were signed in July 2026. The City of LA's share of the Local Solutions Fund is $54.7M, mostly for tiny-home villages and Project Homekey sites. Contract amounts are in Board letters and City reports, not a dataset.
Sources: FY 2026-27 Annual Homelessness Funding Report (CF 23-1022-S33) · Measure A Hub and FY 2026-27 spending plan
The County's Measure A Progress Tracker reports trend and progress for each goal metric.
Source: Measure A Progress Tracker
How each Measure A dollar is split
- County homeless services60%
- Affordable Housing Solutions Agency35.75%
- Local housing production3%
- Accountability & data1.25%
The law behind it and sources
Measure A is collected on almost every taxable purchase in LA County, including gasoline. A fixed formula written into the measure decides where it goes.
- Measure A (LA County, 2024) (2024): A half-cent countywide sales tax for homelessness services and affordable housing, approved by County voters in November 2024. It replaced the quarter-cent Measure H on April 1, 2025, and splits its money by a fixed formula.
Measure ULA
City tax on property sales over about $5M · since Apr 1, 2023Paid when high-value property sells in the City. The Housing Department's ULA Revenue Dashboard shows where it is raised. $1.03B through November 2025.
Sources: Measure ULA: overview and revenue history · Measure ULA surpasses $1B in revenue
Split across eight programs: renter assistance and education, eviction defense, homeownership help and affordable housing construction.
Some programs have dashboards. The Controller found ULA tenant-program approvals delayed and affordable-housing projects taking up to three years to approve.
Sources: City Controller: LA didn't spend at least $473M on homelessness (Mar 24, 2026) · Council commissions Measure ULA reports (Apr 14, 2026)
No single public measure ties ULA dollars to homes built or evictions prevented. The Council asked for outcome reports in April 2026.
Source: Council commissions Measure ULA reports (Apr 14, 2026)
The law behind it and sources
- Measure ULA (City of LA, 2022) (2022): A City tax paid when property sells for more than about $5 million, with a higher rate above about $10 million. The money goes to eight housing and tenant programs. Revenue has come in far below the first estimates.