Los Angeles County voters favored Measure A, a sales tax for homeless services, and Measure E, a parcel tax to benefit county fire departments in non-residential areas. incorporated and small towns, according to election results released Wednesday evening.

The fate of Measure G, the county reform measure that expands the Board of Supervisors from five to nine members and creates an elected county executive, was not as clear. The measure was clinging to less than a percentage point lead, with 50.34% voting yes and 49.66% voting no.

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, co-author of Measure G with Supervisor Janice Hahn, said in a statement released Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10:30 p.m. that she would not abandon the measure to achieve the required majority for its adoption.

“As we wait for every vote to be counted, we remain optimistic about the path forward. Measure G marks a new era for a better, brighter Los Angeles County for all of us,” Horvath said.

The measure was supported by Horvath, Hahn and Supervisor Hilda Solis. The other two supervisors, Holly Mitchell and Kathryn Barger, opposed it.

“As the final results are tallied, I hope most voters have been able to see through the false promises of Measure G and understand what it is: a costly expansion of our council oversight that simultaneously creates a powerful elected county executive without term limits that unnecessarily politicizes county government,” Barger said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

The semifinal results released Wednesday around 5 p.m. included a total of 2,615,541 ballots processed and counted, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/Clerk said. The Registrar will continue to update the count every weekday until November 26 and on weekends as necessary. On December 3, the clerk is expected to certify the election results.

Meanwhile, Measure A, a half percent (0.50%) sales tax for homeless services, led by more than 11 percentage points – a comfortable margin. Yes votes led with 55.84%, while no votes led with 44.16%.

The campaign, which represents 150 community organizations, homeless service providers, housing advocates, communities, businesses and elected leaders, declared victory Wednesday afternoon. With 56 percent of the vote, “it’s clear that Los Angeles County residents recognized that Measure A would make real change to end the homeless crisis,” said spokesman Scott Mann.

“Measure A addresses the scale of the region’s affordable housing crisis. We will be able to build more housing and provide services to the most vulnerable. And beyond new construction, Measure A will support the preservation of existing affordable housing,” said Mary Leslie, president of the Los Angeles Business Council.

Measure E was ahead by about 7 percentage points. The votes for yes amounted to 53.44%, while the votes against amounted to 46.56%.

The three measures on the ballot attempt to address three different problems in Los Angeles County. All require a simple majority to be approved. Measure A funds homeless services and Measure E helps fund the county’s fire department. The third, Measure G, would change the way county government operates by adding four additional supervisors and opening up the county budget process.

Measure A: The Affordable Housing, Homeless Solutions, and Immediate Transaction and Use Tax Ordinance would establish a one-half percent (0.50%) sales tax in Los Angeles County for homeless services, which would double the current sales tax and make it permanent.

It would also repeal Measure H, the quarter percent (0.25%) sales tax in Los Angeles County, which funds programs to reduce and prevent homelessness. Measure H was passed by 69.3% of county voters in 2017 and expires in 2027.

Measure A would raise about $1.1 billion in the first year, according to an analysis by Oscar Valdez, county auditor-controller. The revenue would fund more shelters, affordable housing and drug treatment for unhoused people in Los Angeles County, supporters said.

The money raised by Measure A would be distributed as follows: 61.25% to LA County for homeless services; 35.75% to the LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) for affordable housing and homelessness prevention; 3% to the Los Angeles County Development Authority for local housing production.

Measure E: The Los Angeles County Fire Protection District Consolidated Emergency Response and Infrastructure Ordinance would increase the tax on residential and commercial properties to strengthen fire response and paramedic services in the county from Los Angeles.

Measure E is only for voters who live in unincorporated county communities such as Hacienda Heights, East Los Angeles and Topanga, as well as 60 cities that contract with the County Fire Department Los Angeles and are part of the county’s Consolidated Fire Protection District. Residents who live in larger cities like Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank, as well as some smaller towns, are not affected.

Measure E would impose a tax of 6 cents per square foot on structural improvements, not including parking. The measure will generate approximately $152 million per year.

“It would be used to modernize equipment, for example by replacing old fire trucks. Some are 27 years old. As well as helping to address staffing shortages and modernize the 911 system,” said Douglas Herman, spokesperson for the Yes on Measure E campaign.

Opponents say the county Board of Supervisors, which recently passed a $49 billion budget, should modernize the fire department using its existing budget funds.

Measure G: The County Charter Amendment, Los Angeles County Government Structure, Ethics and Accountability Charter Amendment would make several changes to the structure of county government. Here’s a look at the main points of Measure G: Increases the number of county supervisors from five to nine; the county CEO, now appointed by the board, would be elected by voters; creates positions to facilitate budget and ethics reform, including an ethics compliance officer, a director of budget and management, a county legislative analyst, and forms an ethics commission; the costs and salaries of these positions are not specified in Measure G.

Additionally, department heads would present each of their budgets for public review, as opposed to reviewing the entire budget, as is currently the case. The public would receive five days’ notice of any proposed board motion. Any former politician would be barred from lobbying the county for the first two years after leaving office. It also authorizes the suspension of county politicians who are criminally charged with a crime.