This schools tax is a bargain

05-19-2010

Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times

Good morning. May I have your attention? Go ahead, enjoy your caramel macchiato while we chat, or is it an iced cinnamon dolce latte? I'm not going to kid you, folks. As my colleagues on the editorial board pointed out last week, there are lots of good reasons to vote against Measure E on the June ballot, the temporary $100 annual parcel tax that would raise $92.5 million a year during each of the four years it would be in effect for Los Angeles Unified schools. For starters, times are tough, and people don't want to dig into their pockets right now, especially since there's no citizen oversight written into the measure. (more...)

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