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As state cuts funding, more districts turn to voters- Parcel taxes are sought to fill school budget gaps in several Southern California cities. Inequity is a concern, experts say, because such proposals tend to occur in wealthy areas.

The Los Angeles Times - By Seema Mehta

June 15, 2009

Facing multibillion-dollar state funding cuts, school districts across California are asking residents to tax themselves to fund local schools. Parcel taxes -- some topping $2,000 annually per family -- have been proposed this year from Sebastopol to San Marino.

Residents in Palos Verdes, South Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Rowland Heights and several other communities are currently voting by mail as their districts grapple with the possibility of teacher layoffs, ballooning class sizes, summer school cancellations and reduced art and music programs.

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