# Chino (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/chino

- title: Chino
- type: city
- jurisdiction: City of Chino
- region: West Valley

## 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
[^1]: Chino Champion, business license tax placed on ballot. https://www.championnewspapers.com/community_news/article_00788988-40f1-4240-8856-91441b2bebd8.html
[^2]: City Attorney, Measure F impartial analysis. https://uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov/ROV/Elections/2026/1103/Measures/CityofChino/IA_CityofChino.pdf
[^3]: Chino Champion, candidates file (Aug 15, 2026). https://www.championnewspapers.com/community_news/article_6c34ad71-9977-4430-ab4f-755a31860602.html
[^4]: City of Chino, Curtis Burton. https://cityofchino.org/directory.aspx?EID=49
[^5]: City of Chino, Marc Lucio. https://cityofchino.org/directory.aspx?EID=38