The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved an alternative to a resolution against new taxes that instead focuses on the county’s response to anticipated reduced federal funding.
Originally, Supervisor Jim Desmond wanted the board to direct Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton to formally oppose state legislation that would increase the property-related documentary transfer tax of 55 cents for each $500, along with any change to state law allowing counties to levy or collect payroll taxes.
His motion failed to advance for lack of a second.
According to Desmond’s office, changing the documentary law would increase the tax on a $1 million home sale from $1,100 to $61,100.
“Another proposal would allow counties to impose new payroll taxes on top of existing state and federal payroll taxes,” Desmond said in a statement. “That would further burden businesses large and small, raise labor costs, reduce take-home pay and make San Diego an even harder place to operate a business.”
Supervisors Paloma Aguirre, Terra Lawson-Remer and Monica Montgomery Steppe voted in favor of Lawson-Remer’s opposition to “further tax giveaways for the wealthy that shift costs onto working families.”
Lawson-Remer’s proposal would also “seek state authority to give voters the power to decide whether the wealthiest beneficiaries of the economy should contribute to protecting essential services like health care, food assistance and 911 emergency response,” according to a statement from her office.
Supervisor Joel Anderson voted no, while Desmond abstained.
“My colleagues rejected my proposal to fight the rising cost of living by opposing new taxes,” Desmond added in a statement. “That decision sends a clear message to every San Diegan: they believe you should pay even more.”
Just now, my colleagues rejected my proposal to oppose new taxes — sending a clear message to San Diegans that higher costs are acceptable to them.Families are already being squeezed by higher electricity bills, water rates, housing costs, and taxes. Meanwhile, County spending… pic.twitter.com/7nzPoJXIeF
— Supervisor Jim Desmond (@jim_desmond) February 10, 2026In a statement to City News Service, Anderson said he voted no because “I don’t support needless taxes.”
Before the vote, Desmond said the county needs to tighten its belt and instead focus on the core priorities of public safety, roads and infrastructure.
“We don’t have a revenue problem — we have a spending problem,” said Desmond, who also noted the county budget has increased by over $2 billion since he took office in 2019.
Desmond also described the forecasted $300 million cut in federal funds as “a worst-case scenario,” and that county may only face a $43 million cut, something it can surely absorb.
Board Chair Lawson-Remer described Desmond’s proposal as “extremely misleading,” by claiming it protects people from taxes that have never been proposed.
Last year, a county analysis estimated the Congressional approval of H.R. 1 could create over $300 million in annual fiscal risks, including to programs like Medi-Cal, SNAP, housing and early childhood care.
Board Vice Chair Montgomery Steppe said there are other ways to reduce federal and state government spending.
Montgomery Steppe said she doesn’t support regressive taxes, and would love to see the board back rent stabilization, developer profit caps and provide low-cost medications to those losing their health care.
Aguirre said that in her district, there are a high number of people struggling to keep a roof over their head.
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