Increase the required parks budget allocation.
Charter Amendment PRK · City of Los Angeles · Nov 3, 2026
Recreation and Parks minimum budget
Doubles the minimum General Fund parks allocation over ten years, with limited fiscal-emergency exceptions.
At a glance
Spending requirement- Does it raise taxes?
- No new tax. Doubles the share of the existing General Fund that must go to parks, phased in over ten years.
- Estimated cost or revenue
- Not yet verified
- Who pays
- Not yet verified
- Where the money goes
- Not yet verified
- How long
- Phased in over ten years
Worth knowing: Redirects existing General Fund money rather than generating new revenue.
From the City of Los Angeles City Clerk and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.
Your choice
Saved privately on this device.What your vote does
Keep the current minimum allocation.
How the money works
TypeSpending requirement
Rate or thresholdMinimum rises from 0.0325% to 0.065% of assessed property value
Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.
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Why they disagree
Supporters say it gives parks more resources without a new tax, and that well-kept parks are affordable, safe places for kids and good for public health.
Three Council members, the city controller and park nonprofits (as reported by LAist)There is no official opposition, but city analysts warn that roughly doubling the parks minimum without new revenue would widen the deficit and force cuts elsewhere.
City fiscal analysts (as reported by LAist)Official overview and selected publisher positions; coverage remains partial.
Who’s funding it
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Sources
- City of Los Angeles City Clerk
2026 General Municipal Election Voter Information Pamphlet 101 · Official measure summaries and financial impacts
Checked Oct 31, 2026