Brisbane Measure X is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in California.
What it does
Restructure the city's business license tax
On your ballot
Shall the measure updating the City's Business License
Tax by replacing the current tiered structure with a $50
tax for businesses with annual gross receipts of $25, 000
or less and $50 plus $1. 00 per $1, 000 of gross receipts
above $25, 000 for most other businesses; establishing a
minimum tax base equal to the cost of operations for
businesses whose operating costs exceed gross
receipts; and raising approximately $1, 000, 000 annually,
until repealed by voters, be adopted?
What a yes vote means
A "yes" vote supports restructuring the city's business license tax, and removing exemptions for newspapers, charities, nonprofit organizations, cafe musicians, real estate auctioneers, veterans, and residential rentals, with the following rates:
for businesses with gross receipts of $25,000 or less, $50;
for businesses with gross receipts greater than $25,000, $50 plus $1 for each $1,000 in gross receipts greater than $25,000.
