The Anaheim City Council has opted not to advance a proposed tourism tax ballot measure that would have imposed a 3% tax on admission tickets and a 10% tax on larger parking areas in the city.

Anaheim Councilmember Natalie Rubalcava brought up the idea in September, asking the city to explore a potential entertainment tax on tickets or parking to offset a $60 million budget deficit. She said revenue from such a tax could support affordable housing, parks, senior services, first responders, and other community programs.

The proposal would have added a 3% city tax for admission tickets to theme parks, sports, and entertainment venues. That would have impacted Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The Honda Center would have been excluded since it has a max

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