Voters in Los Angeles County chose to pass Measure A, which increases sales tax by a quarter of a percent to fund homeless services.
The referendum, which until recently was considered questionable, passed It has received 57% support.
CalMatters.org reported (emphasis in original):
Measure A,In other words Leading in the number of votes counted so farrepeals the county's existing quarter-cent sales tax on homelessness that was scheduled to expire in 2027 and replaces it with a half-cent tax that begins immediately and continues forever. This new tax is expected to raise $1 billion a year, and since there's no sunset, it's $1 billion a year. forever — or at least until voters repeal it.
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This funding is administered by the county and administered according to specific spending formulas contained in the ordinance. measure itself. Officials vowed to closely monitor spending. According to the text of the bill, 61% of the money raised would go toward homeless services, including mental health and addiction treatment, and 35.5% would go to social service organizations. Los Angeles County Office of Affordable Housing Solutions For affordable housing.
The remaining approximately 3% will be donated to county development authorities to support housing production.
Voters were initially skeptical, given that Measure H, another referendum passed in 2017 that raised the sales tax by a quarter of a percent, failed to stem the rise in homelessness (and perhaps more funding services may have increased homelessness).
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