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City of Diamond Bar
21810 Copley Drive | Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
(909) 839-7000 | Fax (909) 861-3117
www.DiamondBarCA.gov
Steve Tye
Mayor
District 1
Ruth M. Low
Mayor Pro Tem
District 2
Andrew Chou
Council Member
District 3
Stan Liu
Council Member
District 5
Chia Yu Teng
Council Member
District 4
February 6, 2026
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County
500 W Temple St Ste 383
Los Angeles, CA 90012
RE: OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX INCREASE –
HEALTHCARE FUNDING RESTORATION ACT
Honorable Board of Supervisors,
As Mayor for the City of Diamond Bar, I would like to express my strong
opposition to the Los Angeles County proposal to place an additional ½ cent
countywide sales tax on the June Primary Election ballot.
This measure would impose a new sales tax for five years, purportedly to offset
federal funding reductions affecting public health services. Continually turning
to countywide taxation, especially for broadly defined “general purposes”, is
not a responsible or accountable solution.
Cities are already burdened with a growing patchwork of state and regional
taxes, fees, and programs related to housing, homelessness, and human
services. These systems are fragmented, administratively heavy, and increasingly
restrictive. These actions have also have also forced cities to address increased
service demands and absorb significant administrative obligations without
commensurate funding. The County’s own Measure A is a clear example.
Diamond Bar taxpayers generate roughly $3 million annually under that
measure, yet the City is projected to receive only approximately $150K for
services through the SGV Council of Governments. Meanwhile, substantial
funding is absorbed at the County level, even as cities shoulder the direct
impacts of the homelessness crisis.
There are also serious fiscal policy concerns. Repeated state-authorized
exceptions to local tax caps, layered on top of existing measures, restrict local
flexibility and contribute to voter fatigue, especially when prior measures have
not demonstrated meaningful improvements at the neighborhood level. The
LA County Board of Supervisors
Opposition to Countywide Sale Tax Increase
February 6, 2026
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proposed countywide measure also risks undermining our city’s own efforts to
raise revenues to provide essential city services such as public safety, city
programs, and adequate park, city facility and infrastructure maintenance for
our own residents and businesses.
For these reasons, as Mayor, I must express my opposition to this proposal.
Revenue generated within cities should remain primarily within those cities,
under the direction of locally accountable leaders. This measure fails to reach
that basic standard.
I respectfully ask that the County refrain from advancing this proposal.
Sincerely,
Steve Tye
Mayor
cc: City Council
City Manager
League of CA Cities
Contract Cities Association
Congress Woman Linda Sanchez
Senator Bob Archuleta
Assembly Member Lisa Calderon