San Diego Measure A Opponents Claim Victory as 58% Reject $8,000 Vacant Home Tax
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Updated · inewsource · Jun 2
San Diego Measure A Opponents Claim Victory as 58% Reject $8,000 Vacant Home Tax
3 articles · Updated · inewsource · Jun 2
Summary
58% of early votes opposed San Diego’s Measure A, leading opponents to declare victory even though thousands of mailed and in-person ballots still await counting.
The measure would have imposed an $8,000 tax in 2027 on homes left vacant more than 182 days, rising to $10,000 thereafter, with extra surcharges for corporate-owned empty homes.
No on A outspent supporters by roughly 9 to 1 in the latest filings — about $850,000 to $102,000 in contributions — and argued the proposal was government overreach that guaranteed no housing funding.
Supporters led by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera said every vote should be counted and framed the fight as part of San Diego’s broader affordability crisis, with about 5,100 homes potentially covered and $9 million to $21 million in first-year revenue projected.