About this civic decision
Escondido voters approved Measure I, a local one-cent sales tax measure, in the November 2024 election. Reviewed City and County records list 32,802 YES votes, 20,863 NO votes, 61.12% in favor, and City source language describing a sales-tax-rate increase from 7.75% to 8.75%.
Overview
Escondido voters approved Measure I, a local one-cent sales tax measure, in the November 2024 election. Reviewed City and County records list the result and the City source description of the tax increase.
The San Diego County Registrar results bulletin row lists City of Escondido Measure I as majority-required to pass, with YES receiving 32,802 votes and 61.12%, NO receiving 20,863 votes and 38.88%, and 53,665 total votes.
City sources describe Measure I as a local one-cent sales tax. The official City Measure I page says Measure I implements a one-cent sales tax increase, raises the sales tax rate from 7.75% to 8.75%, and is projected to generate approximately $28 million annually over 20 years.
This page is limited to reviewed election-record and City-page statements. It does not publish tax advice, legal advice, current tax-administration status, current revenue, expenditures, budget execution, service-delivery outcomes, or current oversight committee activity.
Decision
- Measure: City of Escondido Measure I
- Election: November 2024
- Threshold in County result row: majority required
- YES votes in County result row: 32,802
- YES percentage in County result row: 61.12%
- NO votes in County result row: 20,863
- NO percentage in County result row: 38.88%
- Total votes in County result row: 53,665
- City source description: local one-cent sales tax
- City page rate statement: sales tax rate increased from 7.75% to 8.75%
City Page Context
The City Measure I page says the measure lists public safety, homelessness, streets, sidewalks, infrastructure, police, fire, paramedic services, traffic congestion, parks, trails, and open space among source-stated service and infrastructure uses.
The same City page says the City established a Citizens' Oversight Committee for transparency and accountability, says committee members are appointed for two-year terms, and links to committee meeting calendar and agenda resources, committee bylaws, and Ordinance No. 2024-08.
Those statements are recorded as City page context. This page does not state current revenue, current expenditures, budget execution, actual service outcomes, current committee membership, committee actions, tax administration, legal effect, or implementation beyond the reviewed source text.
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Good to know
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Change and source dates
- Latest page update
- 2026-06-04
- Latest source check
- 2026-05-26
- Source snapshot
- 2026-05-23T07:33:16-07:00
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This page does not publish voter guidance, campaign advocacy, official canvass replacement, certification-process conclusions, countywide results, precinct results, current tax administration, current revenue, expenditure tracking, budget execution, service-delivery outcomes, current oversight membership, committee actions, legal effect, later amendments, or tax or legal advice.
Check official canvass materials, statements of vote, Registrar archive records, Ordinance No. 2024-08, tax records, budgets, audits, oversight committee records, current City pages, and legal sources before relying on certification process, tax administration, current revenue, expenditures, budget execution, service delivery, oversight membership, committee actions, legal effect, or later amendments.
Source Notes
The 2024 Candidate and Measure List supports the source-dated measure description. The City Measure I page supports City-page statements about approval, tax/rate/revenue/service framing, and oversight resources. The County Registrar results bulletin supports the reviewed Measure I result row.
These sources do not replace official canvass materials, statements of vote, Registrar archive records, Ordinance No. 2024-08, tax records, budgets, audits, oversight committee records, current City pages, or legal sources.
Sources
source-2026-05-23-city-of-escondido-2024-candidate-and-measure-list-other: City of Escondido 2024 Candidate and Measure List.- Publisher: City of Escondido
- Retrieved at: 2026-05-23T07:33:16-07:00
- Origin URL: https://www.escondido.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6513
source-2026-05-26-city-of-escondido-measure-i-web-page: City of Escondido Measure I.- Publisher: City of Escondido
- Retrieved at: 2026-05-25T21:24:35-07:00
- Origin URL: https://www.escondido.gov/1219/Measure-I
source-2026-05-26-san-diego-county-november-2024-election-results-bulletin: San Diego County November 2024 Election Results Bulletin.- Publisher: San Diego County Registrar of Voters
- Retrieved at: 2026-05-25T21:29:22-07:00
- Origin URL: https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/archive/202411bull.pdf
Sources & verification
claim-2026-05-23-city-of-escondido-2024-candidate-and-measure-list-other-2024-measure-i(policy, text.txt lines 18-34): The official 2024 Candidate and Measure List describes Measure I as establishing a local one-cent sales tax.claim-2026-05-26-city-of-escondido-measure-i-web-page-approval-result(decision, text.txt line 30): The City of Escondido Measure I page says Escondido voters approved Measure I in the November 2024 election with 61.12% in favor and 38.88% against, citing the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.claim-2026-05-26-city-of-escondido-measure-i-web-page-tax-and-service-context(policy, text.txt lines 30-46 and 76-82): The City of Escondido Measure I page says Measure I implements a one-cent sales tax increase, raises the sales tax rate from 7.75% to 8.75%, is projected to generate approximately $28 million annually over 20 years, and lists public safety, homelessness, streets, sidewalks, infrastructure, police, fire, paramedic services, traffic congestion, parks, trails, and open space among essential services and infrastructure uses.claim-2026-05-26-city-of-escondido-measure-i-web-page-oversight-resources(organization, text.txt lines 48-70): The City of Escondido Measure I page says the City established a Citizens' Oversight Committee for transparency and accountability, says committee members are appointed for two-year terms, and links to a committee meeting calendar and agendas, committee bylaws, and Ordinance No. 2024-08.claim-2026-05-26-san-diego-county-november-2024-election-results-bulletin-measure-i-row(decision, text.txt lines 885-889): The San Diego County November 2024 Election Results Bulletin lists City of Escondido Measure I as majority-required to pass, with YES receiving 32,802 votes and 61.12%, NO receiving 20,863 votes and 38.88%, and 53,665 total votes.