Measure R
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Measure R is a Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2008 to fund a wide range of transportation improvements, including rail, bus, highway, and local transit projects.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Measure R canonical | 3 |
| LA County Measure R | 1 |
| Measure R (Los Angeles County) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3745964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Measure R Context triple: [Measure R transportation projects, partOf, Measure R]
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A.
New York City local elections
New York City local elections are regularly scheduled municipal contests in which city residents choose officials such as the mayor, city council members, and borough presidents, including the Manhattan Borough President.
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B.
New York City politics
New York City politics encompasses the complex and often contentious governance, electoral dynamics, and power structures of New York City’s municipal government and its political parties.
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C.
New York City mayoral elections
New York City mayoral elections are the regularly held contests in which voters choose the city’s chief executive, historically shaped by powerful political machines and evolving party dynamics.
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Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021.
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Muni
Muni is San Francisco’s primary public transit agency, operating buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and the city’s iconic cable cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Measure R Target entity description: Measure R is a Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2008 to fund a wide range of transportation improvements, including rail, bus, highway, and local transit projects.
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A.
New York City local elections
New York City local elections are regularly scheduled municipal contests in which city residents choose officials such as the mayor, city council members, and borough presidents, including the Manhattan Borough President.
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B.
New York City politics
New York City politics encompasses the complex and often contentious governance, electoral dynamics, and power structures of New York City’s municipal government and its political parties.
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C.
New York City mayoral elections
New York City mayoral elections are the regularly held contests in which voters choose the city’s chief executive, historically shaped by powerful political machines and evolving party dynamics.
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D.
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021.
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E.
Muni
Muni is San Francisco’s primary public transit agency, operating buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and the city’s iconic cable cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Los Angeles County ballot measure
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sales tax measure ⓘ transportation funding measure ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Los Angeles County transportation sales tax ordinance known as Measure R
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surface form:
LA Metro Measure R
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| appliesTo | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| approvalDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| approvedBy | voters of Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| duration | 30 years ⓘ |
| earmarksFundsFor | specific transportation subprograms ⓘ |
| electionDate | November 4, 2008 ⓘ |
| endDate | June 30, 2039 ⓘ |
| funds |
bus projects
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highway projects ⓘ local transit projects ⓘ rail projects ⓘ traffic congestion relief projects ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| impact |
additional funding for freeway and highway improvements
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expansion of Los Angeles County rail network ⓘ increased funding for bus operations ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
bus service improvements
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highway bottleneck relief ⓘ local return funds for cities ⓘ rail transit expansion ⓘ |
| isDedicatedTax | yes ⓘ |
| legalBasis | California state law on local transportation sales taxes ⓘ |
| localReturnPercentage | portion of revenues returned to local jurisdictions ⓘ |
| policyArea |
public transit finance
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transportation ⓘ |
| purpose |
highway and road improvements
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public transit expansion ⓘ transportation improvements ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Los Angeles Area
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surface form:
Greater Los Angeles
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| requires | two-thirds voter approval ⓘ |
| revenueUse |
capital transportation projects
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transit operations and maintenance ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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surface form:
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board
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| startDate | July 1, 2009 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| successorOrRelatedMeasure | Measure M ⓘ |
| taxRateIncrease |
0.5 percent
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half-cent per dollar ⓘ |
| taxType | sales tax ⓘ |
| voterApprovalThreshold | two-thirds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Measure R Description of subject: Measure R is a Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2008 to fund a wide range of transportation improvements, including rail, bus, highway, and local transit projects.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
LA County Measure R
subject surface form:
Measure M (Los Angeles County)
this entity surface form:
Measure R (Los Angeles County)