Suspension of the Measure RP Sales Tax
Summary
Beverly Hills will not collect its Measure RP sales tax because a new state law raised the county's tax ceiling, so the city tax would just stack on top and cost shoppers and businesses more. The council suspended it, honoring the original promise to voters.
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents and businesses avoid a stacked sales tax increase at Beverly Hills registers.
Anyone who shops or runs a business in Beverly Hills.
The city forgoes a potential revenue stream it could have captured instead of the county.
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City Council Adjourned (Regular) - Jun 9, 2026
Beverly Hills will not collect its Measure RP sales tax because a new state law raised the county's tax ceiling, so the city tax would just stack on top and cost shoppers and businesses more. The council suspended it, honoring the original promise to voters.
City Council Study Session - May 5, 2026
The county wants a half-cent sales tax hike that would push Beverly Hills' rate to 10.25%, and AB 1768 would let the county blow through the state tax cap — undermining Measure RP, which lets Beverly Hills claim that tax space for itself. Council opposed both and wants to implement RP only if ER passes but AB 1768 fails.
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