Our public safety services are not at risk
The City already receives more than $20 million annually in revenue even after Measure E expires — more than enough to cover the $15 million cost of police and fire protection.
Threatening safety services is a scare tactic to manipulate support for a massive unjustified tax.
Vote NO on PF to force Council to make safety services our #1 priority — then show us where PF’s $200 million is really going.
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MEASURE PF WOULD MAKE PVE THE HIGHEST-TAXED CITY IN CALIFORNIA LINK
the City Council has not considered other revenue options. Measure PF is a $200 million tax with no goals, no spending plan, no justification, and no accountability to achieve any results.
Can you imagine signing a $200 million contract with no obligation to deliver results?
At an average cost of $40,000 per household, not everyone can afford this tax causing devastating choices for them. There is no senior exemption, and the measure includes aggressive language to expedite proceedings on homeowners who struggle to pay the tax.
THE COUNCIL HAS STRUGGLED WITH FISCAL MANAGEMENT
Five years of unclean audits
$713,672 “lost”
A $1.3 million accounting error
Write-offs for funds that disappeared and were untraceable
Failure to cut off former employees’ access to financial and arrest systems, allowing them to continue using those systems after leaving the City
PVE does have real problems — that require targeted one-time funding and serious governance reforms, not a massive, ongoing $200 million blank check with no accountability to accomplish anything.
Links to city docs
COUNCIL HAS A DEVELOPMENT AGENDA – all being hidden from Residents – but they need our taxes to pay for it
The Measure PF campaign is by far the most expensive election in PVE history — roughly 10 times the normal cost.
80% of the $140,000 in campaign donations have come from real estate interests, developers, and PVE Foundation affiliates LINK.
Councilmember McGowan created a private [PVE] Foundation while in office, that has contracted with AECOM (contracted scope) to plan Open Space development, that includes public housing and government buildings.
Council’s Plans for new Fire and Police Stations: $20 million cost to residents
In April 2025, the Council LETTER solicited partnership with LA County for a new fire station (while also planning a new police station). The County committed to Council’s development agenda LETTER in June 2025. The total estimated cost to residents is $20 million, with construction planned within four years. The City has never disclosed these plans to residents.
Notably, in December 2023, the City’s own expert stated that the City Hall complex with Fire and Police does not need to be replaced VIDEO and Write-up.
Councilmember Lazzaro has pushed to make public housing a priority for the city, even amid current debt and deficits PROOF.
Councilmember Lazzaro advocates PVE continues to subsidize for private development subsidized by taxpayers that can not afford the development themselves that they are forced to subsidize. VIDEO
SOLUTION: We need revenue and REFORMs to solve our problems
The Residents-First Solution: Here’s What It Looks Like
· Solve Problems: A tax that legally directs funds first to solving our actual problems (pensions, infrastructure, etc.) rather than non-essential spending or development projects. Use a temporary tax to fix the issues, then lower it to a sustainable, normal level.
Reforms: Include meaningful governance reforms to fix inefficiencies and explore diversified revenue sources.
Accountability: Require clear goals, measurable outcomes, and regular progress reports to residents.
Direct Funds to Residents’ Priorities: Police and fire protection are core responsibilities and must be fully funded first. Non-core services and development projects should only be funded after transparent review and alignment with what residents actually want.
Protect Our Open Space: Require complete transparency and resident approval before any development of public open space. Do not set dangerous precedents that violate parkland deed restrictions.