Laguna Beach Considers Asking Voters to Increase Hotel Tax

Laguna Beach City Council is considering adding a tax increase measure to the ballot this November that would increase the transient occupancy tax – more commonly known as a hotel tax or a bed tax.

It could “provide the city with an additional $3.5 million annually based on current rates and occupancy levels,” according to a staff report.

At a city council meeting on June 11 results from a survey showed that of the 400 residents surveyed, 62% of them were in favor of a 2% transient occupancy tax increase which would bring it to 14%, while 48% of people were in favor of a 3% transient occupancy tax raise which would bring the total to 15%.

According to Probolsky Research, the company that issued the survey, neither group of respondents was aware of the other group’s tax percentage question.


https://voiceofoc.org/2024/07/laguna-beach-considers-asking-voters-to-increase-hotel-tax/