Burbank Measure C: 78.43% Yes on Raising Hotel Tax From 10% to 12%

BURBANK, Los Angeles County — 2026 election update. Burbank’s hotel and motel occupancy tax proposal has a large Yes majority in the preliminary election results.

Reported results

21,802 Yes votes (78.43%) and 5,995 No (21.57%) for Measure C.

What voters decided

The city’s ballot describes an increase in the transient occupancy tax from 10% to 12%, paid by qualifying hotel and motel guests. Burbank projected that the change could raise about $3 million a year for general municipal services, including fire and emergency response, public safety, homelessness and youth or senior programs. This is a budget estimate, not confirmed collected revenue or a guarantee to each program. Measure C is separate from the charter election proposals CC and CD.

Reporting and verification

These numbers are from the November 2026 live election results listing available following the November 3 vote. The displayed table is subject to change, and its page publication date is not necessarily the update timestamp of every individual contest. This article does not claim that an official November 5 ballot batch has been independently confirmed. Los Angeles County is continuing the official canvass and will certify its results later.

Sources: NBC Los Angeles election results by city; Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder — official election results; Official city or supplementary election information. California58 statewide election coverage.

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