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Recent sales-tax coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
A July 28 supervisors agenda shows County Administrator Steven M. Smith scheduled to seek a resolution placing a countywide retail transactions and use tax on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot.
City staff said Fortuna faces a structural general fund deficit and more than $1.9 million in lost purchasing power, while polling showed the tax proposal could clear a majority with more information but remains vulnerable to opposition messaging.
The council voted 5-0 to move a local sales tax proposal onto the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and asked staff to return with the ballot question and follow-up legislation.
The City Council approved emergency rent stabilization rules for mobile home parks and moved a local sales tax measure onto the November ballot.