The 2022 Election will be held on November 8, 2022. The City of Tulare has two Council seats on the ballot: Districts 2 and 4. If you are unsure what district you reside in, look up your district here. For information on how, where, and when to vote, visit the Tulare County Registrar of Voters website.

2022 Council Candidate Handbook

Resolution Calling the 2022 Election
2022 Tulare Election Forum Presentation
2022 Tulare Election Forum Presentation - Spanish

Measure Y Cannabis Business Tax

UPDATE: November 14, 2022

Message from Mayor Dennis A. Mederos on the passage of Measure Y:

"On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Tulare voters approved Measure Y, the proposed cannabis business tax. Measure Y revenues will be used to address needs of importance to residents such as homelessness, police, fire, roads, and recreation. A particular funding priority from the revenues will be the construction and operation of the proposed emergency homeless shelter to be located on O’Neal Avenue between South K Street and South O Street. Funds generated by Measure Y will stay local in Tulare and requires oversight and financial audits. I am grateful to all residents who exercised their constitutional right to vote."

At its June 7, 2022 meeting, the Tulare City Council placed Measure Y on our Municipal Election ballot by a unanimous vote.

Measure Y is a cannabis business tax at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 10% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 10% for all other cannabis businesses.

Measure Y is not a tax on residents, their homes, or properties.

City Council priorities for any new revenue include needs of historical importance to residents such as maintaining the City’s financial stability; addressing the homelessness crisis; repairing streets and roads; maintaining 9-1-1 emergency police, fire, and paramedic response services; and improving water conservation.

If enacted, all revenues raised by Measure Y will maintain core local services and facilities provided by the City to the Tulare community – by law, these funds cannot be taken away by the state or federal government.

Again, Measure Y does not raise taxes on you, your home, or property. Measure Y only applies to cannabis businesses operating within City limits. All other businesses operating within the City pay this type of tax, and the cannabis industry should be no exception.

For more information about Tulare’s Municipal Election, please visit the links below.

Measure Y Cannabis Business Tax - Full Ballot Text
Measure Y Cannabis Business Tax - Impartial Analysis
Measure Y FAQs