Voters in the City of Los Angeles will not get to have a say on the November ballot in regards to a parcel tax whose revenue would in turn help fund the cash-strapped Los Angeles Public Library system. more ›

Los Angeles voters may see a parcel tax measure that would help fund libraries on a ballot next year instead of this November if city budget officials have their way. The Board of Library Commissioners earlier this month approved a $39/year parcel tax for the November ballot that would fund libraries enough to open them six days a week, restore jobs and enhance other programs. more ›

Everyday that goes by means it's getting closer to election day and for the first time, a Proposition A e-mail came into our e-mail inbox. Prop A is a City of Los Angeles measure that if voted on by two-thirds of the people, the city will add a $36/year special tax on each real property parcel for programs that address gang violence (to read through the language, Smart Voter has it). Tomorrow afternoon, LAPD Chief William Bratton, Sheriff Lee Baca and LAFD Chief Douglas Barry are all scheduled to publicly endorse the measure at City Hall.
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Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles (even calling it a fiscal emergency and all, too) and other area cities, LA County's second largest city, Long Beach, will consider putting a phone tax on November's ballot at a meeting Tuesday night. The City Council will also vote on placing a parcel tax on the ballot that would raise $571 million for an infrastructure plan that would improve "improve hundreds of miles of streets, sidewalks and alleys, as well as to renovate and construct fire stations, libraries, community centers and other facilities," according to the Press Telegram. more ›