City of Costa Mesa · Orange County · November 3, 2026 California General Election

Measure C: The Costa Mesa Fair Business License Reform, Small Business Protection Measure

The question on your ballot

Without taxing residents, shall the measure be adopted, updating Costa Mesa’s 41-year-old business license tax, ensuring large businesses pay their proportionate share and helping fund general city services including keeping public areas safe/clean; preventing crime/burglaries; addressing homelessness; maintaining Costa Mesa’s financial stability; revising the tax rate to 50¢ per $1,000 gross receipts, with no increase for small businesses; generating approximately $5,600,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, spending disclosure, funds locally controlled? [1]

Vote YES or NO on the question exactly as printed.

Official documents

The county publishes the impartial analysis and the arguments for and against as PDFs. ThinkBallot links them as published; it doesn't summarize them.

Measure C: county voter guide section (PDF)

Sources — every field above links to one of these

[1] Orange County Registrar of Voters: Voter Information Guide, Measure C

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