Public Safety Funded by Terranea Hotel Tax Instead of Capital
Summary
For over a decade the city has diverted Terranea hotel tax revenue to pay for expanded Los Angeles County Sheriff coverage instead of transferring it to capital projects — roughly $5.5 million a year that doesn't reach the CIP. Chair MacAllister wants the committee to study alternative public safety funding, warning that nearly all this revenue depends on one resort's success.
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Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $5.5–7 million a year in hotel tax goes to public safety instead of capital projects.
Residents get enhanced sheriff patrols, but the community's capital program pays the price.
Public Works and every deferred capital project lose millions annually, and the revenue stream hinges on one resort.
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