Election 2026 · School and college districts

Measure LV: Las Virgenes Unified parcel tax renewal

Published September 29, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

Measure LV would renew the Las Virgenes Unified School District's $98-a-year tax on each parcel of property in the district for 12 more years, starting July 1, 2028, when the current tax expires. The ballot question says it raises about $2 million a year. The money would pay for core academic programs, class sizes, instructional materials and staff, not administrator pay.

Summary by CityHallPass, not the official text or legal advice. The official text controls: LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Interactive Sample Ballot: Measure LV (full text and County Counsel impartial analysis; enter an address in the district).

What would Measure LV cost?

$98 per parcel per year for 12 years, starting July 1, 2028. The ballot question estimates $2,000,000 a year for the district. The district's parcel tax report shows the current tax raised $2,318,138 in 2022-23. No separate fiscal analysis is published for this measure. County Counsel's impartial analysis describes the tax but gives no revenue estimate.

What it means for the City of LA

Most of the Las Virgenes Unified School District lies outside the City of Los Angeles, but a small part of Woodland Hills in Council District 3 is inside it. Voters there get a City ballot that also includes Measure LV and the Las Virgenes school board race, and their property owners pay the $98 parcel tax. Children in that area attend Las Virgenes schools rather than LAUSD schools. The tax does not go to the City or to LAUSD, and City voters outside the district do not vote on it.

The details

The question on your ballot

To protect the quality of education in local schools and continue funding for math, science, technology, engineering, arts, skilled trades, and advanced programs that prepare students for success in college/ careers; attracting and retaining highly qualified teachers; and maintaining manageable class sizes, shall Las Virgenes Unified School Districts measure renewing the existing school parcel tax at the current $98 rate (no increase) for twelve years be adopted, with senior exemptions and all funds ($2,000,000 annually) benefiting local students?

What would change

The district says the tax is equal to about 25 teaching positions (board minutes, July 28, 2026). The measure’s findings say that without it “over $2 million will need to be cut from the District budget” (full text). If state or federal money is reduced because of the tax, the district may stop or reduce the tax (full text).

The City of LA in detail

• Part of the district is in the City. The County’s map layers show about 0.63 square miles of overlap between the district and the City of Los Angeles (County GIS; our measurement). Addresses there, such as the 6100 block of Paseo La Vista in Woodland Hills, get a ballot that lists the Mayor, City Council District 3, the City measures, the Las Virgenes school board race and Measure LV (County street data; ballot type 2CH22).
• Who pays in the City. Property owners in that area pay the $98 tax, because it applies to every parcel wholly or partly in the district (full text).
• Where the money goes. All of it goes to the Las Virgenes district, not to the City or LAUSD (full text).
• How many City voters. We did not find a count of registered voters or parcels in the City part of the district.

How it got on the ballot

• 2004: District voters first approved a parcel tax (parcel tax report).
• Nov. 3, 2015: Voters renewed it as Measure E at $98 for 12 years. An oversight committee member told the board it passed “with nearly 79% approval” (board minutes, Feb. 24, 2026).
• Nov. 18, 2025: The board discussed renewal. Consultant Charles Heath said it would need 66.7% of the vote, and he listed June, August and November 2026 as options (board minutes, Nov. 18, 2025).
• June 7-15, 2026: True North Research surveyed 544 likely voters for the district (see Polls) (board minutes, July 28, 2026).
• July 28, 2026: After a public hearing, the board adopted Resolution No. 1-26 ordering the election, 5-0. Angela Cutbill, Dallas Lawrence, Alan Lazar, Linda Menges and Lesli Stein voted yes (board minutes, July 28, 2026).

Stein noted that a November election would not add election costs because it coincides with the board election, the minutes say (board minutes, July 28, 2026).

What each side says

The County’s sample ballot lists supporters and opponents but includes no written arguments for or against Measure LV (Registrar list of measures). We found no news coverage of the measure as of Sept. 30, 2026.

For. The minutes of the July 28 meeting summarize each board member’s reasons (board minutes):

• Lawrence: although he does not favor taxes, renewal is needed because the district gets less state funding per student than other districts, and it would keep about 25 teaching positions.
• Cutbill: it continues the tax without raising what residents pay.
• Menges: the money goes to classroom instruction, not buildings.
• Lazar: the 2022 Measure S bond can only pay for buildings, not teachers or classes.
• Stein: local money is more stable and reliable than state funding.

Against. No opponent is listed on the ballot, and we found no organized opposition (Registrar list of measures). According to the minutes, the district’s pollster told the board that the two-thirds threshold and voters’ concerns about inflation, fuel prices, tariffs and the cost of living would be important factors (board minutes, July 28, 2026).

Checking the main claims against the records.

Who supports and opposes it

Supporters

• Listed on the ballot: Richard Sherman, president of CPHOA; Karen Zak Kent, DDS; Dr. Kirk Tamaddon of the LVUSD Oversight Committee; Joe Seetoo, CFA; and Angie Falk (Registrar list of measures).
• All five board members voted to place it on the ballot, and each gave $250 to Strong Las Virgenes Schools, as did the district’s superintendent (board minutes, July 28; Form 497, Sept. 4; Form 497, Sept. 14; Form 497, Sept. 28).

Opponents. None listed on the ballot and none found (Registrar list of measures).

Editorial boards. None found as of Sept. 30, 2026.

Money for and against

Source: Strong Las Virgenes Schools Form 460 for Jan.-June 2026 and Form 497s filed Aug. 6, Aug. 20, Aug. 27, Aug. 29, Sept. 4, Sept. 14, Sept. 18 and Sept. 28; County campaign portal, Measure LV. Late-contribution reports list only gifts of $1,000 or more to a committee in the 90 days before the election. The committee’s reports also list several gifts under $1,000. The committee had not posted its Sept. 24 pre-election statement when checked on Sept. 30.

Who is giving

Method: every contribution on the committee’s eight Form 497s. Categories are ours, based on the donor’s name and reported employer.

Source: Form 497s listed above, analyzed by CityHallPass.

The largest gifts were $25,000 from Bon Air Inc., $7,500 from Balfour Beatty, $5,000 each from Hellas Construction, Huckabee and Associates and the Foundation for Las Virgenes Schools, and $2,500 each from BVF Realty Corporation and PBK Architects (Form 497s; Sept. 14; Sept. 18; Aug. 27; Sept. 28). The filings do not say whether any donor has contracts with the district.

Outside spending

We found no independent expenditure for or against Measure LV in the County’s campaign filings as of Sept. 30, 2026 (County campaign portal).

Independent analysis

County Counsel’s impartial analysis describes the tax and the two-thirds vote requirement but gives no revenue estimate (impartial analysis). The district’s parcel tax report, prepared by SCI Consulting Group, gives yearly levy and spending figures. The latest posted report covers 2022-23 (parcel tax report; district Measure E page):

Source: Measure E Parcel Tax Report, FY 2022-23, Figure 1. Because the rate has stayed at $98 since 2015, the yearly amount has stayed near $2.26 million. We found no outside analysis of Measure LV.

If it passes

• When it starts. Collection begins July 1, 2028, the day after Measure E ends (impartial analysis).
• How it is collected. Los Angeles and Ventura County tax collectors add it to property tax bills, and unpaid amounts accrue interest like regular property taxes (impartial analysis).
• Oversight. The existing Citizens’ Oversight Committee continues, and the district’s chief fiscal officer reports yearly on collections and spending (impartial analysis).
• Disputes. The district’s decisions on the tax and exemptions are “final and binding” (impartial analysis).
• Legal challenges. We found none reported.

Key moments

We found no debate or forum on Measure LV as of Sept. 30, 2026.

• Board orders the election (July 28, 2026). The vote followed the poll presentation described below (board minutes).
• Largest campaign gift (Aug. 4, 2026). Bon Air Inc. gave Strong Las Virgenes Schools $25,000 (Form 497).

Polls

The only poll we found was paid for by the district. True North Research surveyed 544 likely voters from June 7 to 15, 2026, with a margin of error of 4.2 points. Asked about renewing the tax at $98 for 12 years, 68% said yes and 24% no. After hearing that the tax dates to 2004 and has stayed at $98, 73% said yes and 20% no. The minutes say this left the measure “with a narrow margin above the required level of support” (board minutes, July 28, 2026). We have not seen the full survey report.