Just the FACTS

City claims: Measure E “expires in June 2027” and will be “last collected in March 2027.”

Reality: The City will continue receiving Measure E revenue through the rest of the fiscal year. They do not lose any funding until November 2027, when the next tax installment would be due.

The City actually has until November 2027 before the expiration of Measure E creates any financial impact.

PVE has been paying for Fire/EMT costs using the property taxes funds they received.  Measure PF increases Measure E to now cover Fire/EMT.

PVE receive 11.3 cents of every property tax dollar residents pay to supplement the city for fire services.  Other PV cities only received 6 cents.

The City affirms HERE “Official City Council spending plans after the June 2 election would be speculative in nature and inappropriate.”

(found under The City has no goals and no spending plan.") Shown on budgets documents of the existing revenue, but nothing for plans or goals for Measure PF funds.

Measure PF has: Text

·   No goals, no spending plan, no priorities and justification

·   As stated, Measure PF accomplishes nothing

By design, there is no accountability, rather just a facade of oversight to do nothing or anything without any accountability.

Read it LINK

No funds are directed to pay-down pension debt (at 10% debt service annually) or address neglected infrastructure. So, no problems are solved.

On 4/20/26, Staff presented Coucil with a laundry list of 39 potential infrastructure projects including wish lists. LINK (video, reports and minutes)

Council was unable to make decisions to approve or prioritize any project.  So, there is no stated “need” for infrastructure, but there certainly are legitimate Needs that need to be stated.

The first time Measure E funds will be unavailable to the city is Nov 2027.

VIDEO: CM Lazzaro confirmed the city has $20 million in reserves.

The city lacks a plan and commitment to solving the city’s problems with Measure PF.

Councilmembers have confirmed more taxes are coming after PF passes:

VIDEO: CM Lazzaro states he will burn through reserves in less than 10 years even if PF tax was higher at $17.5M

VIDEO: CM Kemps states, because the initiative lacks infrastructure funding, the city will proposed another tax for infrastructure.

We need to get this right and we have time to do so:  using the election cycles of Nov 2026, Mar & June 2026 before Measure E expires.

In the last 14 years the city has spent $37 million on pensions. This crowded out infrastructure funds.

This fundamental problems shows that Measure PF is not a solution.

Full Details: LINK

3/26/26: Council meeting: Council was informed FEMA provides grants for water intrusion, seismic upgrades and more that could cover tens of millions in infrastructure costs. This requires a $100k a year grant writer. Council took no action except to pursue elevated taxes.

This is confirmed in the City’s police statistics on the city’s website.

4/1/25: Council writes to LA County LETTER seeking some funding to help them pay for new police and fire stations.

6/25/25: County agrees LETTER to develop a new fire station within 4-5 years

PVE residents will pay 100% of the police station cost and 20% of the Fire station

City hides all of this from residents

Lazzaro states Parkland deeds allow the city to develop parkland, but they may need to sell it first VIDEO

This is the Lot O discussion for new fire and police stations. Once precedented, Council can develop any and all Parkland unless residents sue.

Lozzi describes VIDEO development in Lot O, which only has a peacock pen, as a “renovation”