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San Francisco County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Proposition L
Use of Hotel Tax to Preserve Movie Theaters
City of San Francisco
Two-Thirds Majority

78,157 / 25.41% Yes votes ...... 229,487 / 74.59% No votes

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Shall 15% of the existing hotel tax surcharge be set aside to acquire, preserve and maintain neighborhood and single-screen movie theaters and promote the local film-making industry?

Summary:
THE WAY IT IS NOW: San Francisco charges a 14% hotel tax (an 8% base tax and a 6% tax "surcharge") on the rental of hotel rooms. Money raised by the 8% base tax is used for specific purposes, including operation and maintenance of convention facilities, museums and cultural centers. Money raised by the 6% surcharge is deposited in the City's General Fund.

THE PROPOSAL: Proposition L is an ordinance that would require that 15% of the money raised by the existing 6% hotel surcharge only be used to:

o acquire, preserve and maintain neighborhood and singlescreen movie theaters; and

o promote the local film-making industry.

These funds would be paid to Save Our Theaters, a private, nonprofit organization in San Francisco, for these purposes.

The remaining 85% of the money raised by the existing 6% surcharge would continue to be deposited in the City's General Fund.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No
A YES vote of this measure means:
If you vote "yes," you want to require that 15% of the money raised by the existing 6% hotel tax surcharge be used for payments to Save Our Theaters, a private, nonprofit organization in San Francisco, to acquire, preserve and maintain neighborhood and single-screen movie theaters and promote the local film-making industry.

A NO vote of this measure means:
If you vote "no," you do not want to make these changes.

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