Measures / Proposition C
Metro (LA County transportation) · Sales tax
Proposition C: Metro's second half-cent
Transit and the roads transit uses. After 1.5% administration: 20% Local Return, 5% rail and bus security, 10% commuter rail, transit centers and park-and-ride, 25% transit-related highway improvements, 40% discretionary.
StatusIn effect
Rate½ cent on every taxable dollar countywide
Money per year—
Approved by votersSee history below
In effectSince Apr 1, 1991
EndsNo end dateThe ordinance has no sunset or expiration clause. Collection began April 1, 1991, and the tax continues unless voters repeal it. Source
Background and sources
Approved in November 1990. Collection began April 1, 1991. In the City of LA, Local Return money goes to the Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Improvement Fund.
Sources (3)
- Local Return program LA Metro
- Propositions A and C LA Metro
- Selected transportation funding sources (allocation formulas from Metro's funding guide) South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Written into the measure
Allocations in the measure
Local Returnshare of the money 20%
Rail and bus securityshare of the money 5%
Commuter rail, transit centers, park-and-rideshare of the money 10%
Transit-related highway improvementsshare of the money 25%
Discretionaryshare of the money 40%
Latest amounts
Current figures
FY 2025-26 adopted$50.2MCity of LA Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Improvement Fund
Explanation
The fund's full budget for the year. It includes money carried over from earlier years as well as new receipts.
FY 2026-27 proposed$69.4MCity of LA Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Improvement Fund+38.2% vs FY 2025-26
Explanation
Revenue collected
Monthly receipts
No monthly receipts entered yet
Metro posts monthly cash-receipt reports. The Prop C report is not linked yet.
Votes
Decisions about this measure
- Feb 10, 2026, City Council: Applied for the City's share of South Bay Cities' Measure M money for 2026 (12–0 (3 absent))