L.A. County residents to vote on potential sales tax increase to combat homelessness

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to impose a potential sales tax in the county to combat homelessness on Tuesday, meaning the measure will make it on to the Nov. 2024 ballot. According to the Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions & Prevention Now initiative put forward by the Our Future Los Angeles Coalition, the proposed tax increase would fund a “comprehensive homelessness response program” and invest in new strategies to address encampments and create affordable housing. The measure would terminate and replace the existing ¼ cent sales tax...