01 · Referendum · Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Rent referendum financing.
Committees formed around the referendum on Salinas Ordinance No. 2687, which would repeal four rent-related ordinances. Compare what each committee filed for 2026, with the 2024–2025 contribution records below.
Provisional vote-effect guide
Do not use this section in place of the official ballot title, impartial analysis, or voter guide. This project has not verified the final certified ballot wording. The filings of committees tied to this referendum use names including “Protect Salinas Renters 2026 to Support Referendum of an Ordinance Repealing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections,” “Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H” and “Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026.” Monterey County Elections’ list of local measures, checked , lists this referendum as Measure H; confirm the letter on your official sample ballot. The guide below is an interpretation of the City’s description of Ordinance No. 2687 and California Elections Code section 13120, which says “yes” adopts the referred ordinance and “no” votes against it.
Adopt Ordinance No. 2687, the repeal ordinance. On the current official record, that would repeal the four rent-related ordinances. Implementation timing or later legal changes are outside this guide.
Vote against Ordinance No. 2687. On the current official record, the four rent-related ordinances would remain in effect, subject to later lawful changes.
Official context: City Attorney referendum record, City program status, and California Elections Code §13120. Committee contribution records: City NetFile portal. Check your official county voter information guide and sample ballot.
2026 Filings
Data as of 2026-10-17From the campaign statements these committees filed with the City of Salinas; coverage differs by committee.
Rent referendum committees
Committees in the City’s filing data that are tied to the rent referendum (Measure H) on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Each is shown with the same measures and, where it has a 2026 statement, the same two tables, in committee ID order.
| Committee and stated position | Monetary contributions | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Protect Salinas Renters 2026 to Support Referendum of an Ordinance Repealing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections ID 1481533 Filed name refers to supporting a referendum petition; the filings reviewed state no position on the Measure H vote | Unavailable (not zero) | Unavailable (not zero) |
| Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H ID 1484184 Position as filed: support of Measure H | $602,178 | $519,606 |
| Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026 ID 1485691 Position as listed by the City’s filing portal: oppose Measure H | $51,965 | $40,259 |
| POSTTV No on H Listed by the City’s filing portal | A committee named “POSTTV No on H” is also registered on the City’s filing portal and listed there as opposing Measure H; as of 2026-09-30 it had filed only a statement of organization (Form 410), so no figures are shown. | |
Each committee in detailEvery 2026 measure, with a link to each committee’s page
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Filed name refers to supporting a referendum petition; the filings reviewed state no position on the Measure H vote
Protect Salinas Renters 2026 to Support Referendum of an Ordinance Repealing Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections
Basis: its filed name, which refers to supporting a referendum of the repeal ordinance. The filings reviewed name no ballot measure letter.
- Monetary contributions
- Unavailable (not zero)
- Later reported receipts
- Unavailable (not zero)
- Payments
- Unavailable (not zero)
Full committee page → Protect Salinas Renters 2026 to Support Referendum of an Ordinance Repealing Rent Stabilization and Tenant ProtectionsNo 2026 full statement for this committee appears in the City’s filing data used here, so its 2026 figures are unavailable, not zero.
There is no 2026 contributor or payee table for this committee. Its earlier filings appear in the 2024–2025 history below.
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Position as filed: support of Measure H
Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H
Basis: the committee’s filed name and the support code on its 2026 spending reports.
- Monetary contributions
- $602,178
- Later reported receipts
- $0
- Payments
- $519,606
- Ending cash
- $121,659
- New loans received (gross)
- $0
- In-kind
- $52,450
- Itemized unpaid bills
- $0
- Outstanding debt
- $0
Full committee page → Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure HThe National Apartment Association’s late contribution is counted once, in the in-kind figure: this committee reported it as an in-kind contribution (Schedule C), and the sending committee on a late-contribution report (Form 497).
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Position as listed by the City’s filing portal: oppose Measure H
Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026
Basis: the City’s filing portal lists this committee among those opposing Measure H. Its filed name does not state a position. The committee’s own 2026 spending reports in the City’s export name no measure.
- Monetary contributions
- $51,965
- Later reported receipts
- $2,000
- Payments
- $40,259
- Ending cash
- $16,160
- New loans received (gross)
- $4,000
- In-kind
- $100
- Itemized unpaid bills
- $0
- Outstanding debt
- $4,000
Full committee page → Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026
Each measure is reported separately and never added to another. Ending cash, unpaid bills and outstanding debt are balances at the end of the coverage period; later receipts were reported after the committee’s latest full statement.
2026 contributors and payees
Each table lists the first five rows of the committee’s 2026 source table, in the order the source lists them. The committee’s page has the full list.
Protect Salinas Residents 2026- Yes on Measure H
| Reported party / pooled group | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| UDR, Inc. | $273,875 | 3 |
| California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC | $60,000 | 2 |
| Fox Creek LLC | $20,000 | 1 |
| Tahitian Enterprises Inc. | $20,000 | 1 |
| Acacia 861 LLC | $20,000 | 1 |
| Reported party / pooled group | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder Strategic LLC | $258,946 | 10 |
| PSA Print Group | $83,462 | 4 |
| Capitol Consulting Communication & Government Relations, LLC | $53,548 | 12 |
| Grindstone Field Solutions | $26,333 | 1 |
| Amplify360 | $22,000 | 3 |
Vote to Protect Salinas Renters 2026
| Reported party / pooled group | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Aids Healthcare Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 |
| Other individual contributors/lenders (names withheld) | $9,373 | 65 |
| Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Committee on Political Education | $3,000 | 1 |
| California Democratic Renters Council | $2,500 | 1 |
| Maria Arreola | $2,500 | 1 |
| Reported party / pooled group | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Printing | $7,510 | 1 |
| Copy Mat | $6,859 | 9 |
| Custom Printed Signs | $4,798 | 1 |
| PDI | $4,304 | 9 |
| Patti Worth | $2,900 | 11 |
One late contribution to committee 1484184 was reported by the sending committee on a late-contribution report (Form 497) and by committee 1484184 as an in-kind contribution (Schedule C); it is counted once, in that committee’s in-kind figure.
Positions are stated only as each committee’s filings, or the City’s filing portal, state them; they are not endorsements by Transparent Salinas.
2024–2025 History
Earlier campaign finance filings from this site’s snapshot through May 17, 2026. A separate dataset from the 2026 filings above. The labels on these two cards are this project’s editorial grouping for 2024–2025, not positions stated in the committees’ filings.
Committee comparison
UDR, Inc. — a publicly-traded apartment REIT — gave $39,125 to the committee this project classifies as supporting the repeal. That contribution is 73% of the contributions shown for that committee. The committee classified as supporting the existing ordinances raised less total, from 71 filing-name groups rather than 16.