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Chino
On the ballot: Measure F · Council District 2 · Council District 3
Key findings
- Measure F replaces a roughly 40-year-old business tax capped at $1,250 with a gross-receipts tax. The city says its top 100 businesses report 65% of gross receipts but pay only 12% of business tax. It's projected at about $4.8M a year. [1]
- About 56% of Chino's 4,656 businesses would pay a flat $25. Large ones, including logistics, would pay up to $1.50 per $1,000 of receipts. [1]
- Both council incumbents on the ballot are retired police officers elected in 2022: Curtis Burton (District 2) and Marc Lucio (District 3). Their challengers have little public record. [2][3]
Measure F: Business license tax based on gross receipts
What it does: Businesses with $75,000 or less in gross receipts pay a flat $25. Above that, per $1,000 of receipts over $75,000: retail $0.60, contractors and services $1.00, professional and rental $1.50. These are maximum rates that only voters can raise. It's a general tax (simple majority). The city lists police, streets and drinking-water protection as uses, but the measure doesn't legally restrict spending. [2]
Track record
| Current system | Measure F | |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Receipts schedules, employee counts and old categories | Rate per $1,000 of receipts by category |
| Maximum | $1,250 a year | No cap stated |
| Who pays most | Small and midsize businesses, relative to size | Largest businesses |
| Revenue | Not stated | ~$4.8M a year |
| [1][2] |
Money and conflicts: The council voted unanimously to place it. The city is spending $132K on the election and $100K on outreach. Councilmember Karen Comstock argued that heavy-truck businesses should pay for road wear. The city promises annual audits and public reports. [1]
Does it solve a lasting problem? It ties the tax to business size, which the current $1,250 cap doesn't. The open question is whether the city will publish what each category pays today. Without that, voters can't see the exact shift.
Council District 2
Curtis Burton (incumbent)
- Elected 2022; mayor pro tem since 2025. Retired from the Chino Police Department in 2016 after serving as its first school resource officer. Former planning commissioner; 30+ years in Chino. [2]
Jimmy Alexandris
- Challenger. I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Council District 3
Marc Lucio (incumbent)
- Elected 2022. Retired police captain (26 years); criminology degree from La Verne and a USC master's in executive leadership; in Chino since 2003. [2]
M S Alam
- Challenger. I found no independent reporting on this candidate.
Sources 5
- ^ a b c d Chino Champion, business license tax placed on ballot championnewspapers.com Other
- ^ a b c d e City Attorney, Measure F impartial analysis SB County Registrar Official
- ^ Chino Champion, candidates file (Aug 15, 2026) championnewspapers.com Other
- · City of Chino, Curtis Burton cityofchino.org Other
- · City of Chino, Marc Lucio cityofchino.org Other