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Now that Garcetti’s won re-election and another tax increase for homeless, Angelenos expect results

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 8, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 21: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during a campaign event at Raleigh Studios on February 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. With just over two weeks to go until Angelenos cast their ballots for Mayor of Los Angeles, incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti held a press conference at Raleigh Studios to highlight his role in the tripling California's film tax credit that brought back a number of of film production jobs to Los Angeles in 2016. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during a campaign event at Raleigh Studios on February 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Now that Garcetti’s won re-election and another tax increase for homeless, Angelenos expect results

Los Angeles County voters appear to have narrowly approved sales tax increase Measure H to fund homeless services, marijuana Measure M got over the two-thirds threshold required and LA city's Measure S moratorium on large development was trounced.

Mayor Eric Garcetti was re-elected with more than 80-percent of the vote. Despite the defeat of Measure S, Angelenos are clearly unhappy with development being decided on an ad hoc basis. And now that Garcetti has pushed through passage of tax increases to fund homelessness with Measures HHH and now H, Angelenos what to know when they’ll see encampments go away.

Larry get the mayor’s his thoughts on what the election results mean for the city's future.

Guest:

Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles