Santa Ana’s Measure X has raised nearly $500M for the city. Here’s where those dollars went

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Destiny Torres, as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) · September 10, 2026 · 1 min read

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A welcome sign in Santa Ana. ( / iStockphoto) Voters in November will decide whether to make a sales tax increase, geared toward funding public safety, maintenance and youth programs, permanent. In 2018, voters approved a 1.5% sales tax increase — dubbed Measure X. That rate was desi...

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