LOL Angeles

[Lhalo]

19 hours ago, Tank said:

no mention of cutting wasteful spending, but sprinting to the nearest mic to announce a new possible tax.

i hate our politicians. they blow and suck.

[gotbeer]

On 4/29/2019 at 12:53 PM, Jay said:

MEASURE EE: QUALITY SCHOOLS FOR ALL

https://www.utla.net/measure-ee-quality-schools-all

The tax would be a new annual assessment of 16 cents per square foot on property owners’ habitable indoor space (for example, floors on a multi-story building, a main residence plus an accessory dwelling unit, or the total square footage of a high-rise building). Over half of homeowners would pay less than $240 per year.

I got my sample ballot today.  I like how this is the only thing on the ballot.  Easiest way to get it to pass is to make it so that no one cares.  And they can pass it under the radar.

[gotbeer]

LOL.  So I was listening to something.  Can't remember if it was on the boob tube or interwebs.  But they were talking about why Measure EE was so desperately needed.  And their reasoning was, they need EE, because they need to find a way to pay for the recent teachers raises.  

So quality schools for all is a bunch of BS.

[floplag]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

LOL.  So I was listening to something.  Can't remember if it was on the boob tube or interwebs.  But they were talking about why Measure EE was so desperately needed.  And their reasoning was, they need EE, because they need to find a way to pay for the recent teachers raises.  

So quality schools for all is a bunch of BS.

We knew that when we voted for the lottery under the guise of helping schools which did nothing for them.  How we keep falling for that one is mind blowing. 

[gotbeer]

'Collapse of a city that's lost control': Shocking new pictures from downtown LA capture the huge problem it faces with trash and rats amid fear of typhoid fever outbreak among LAPD

[Jason]

6 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

'Collapse of a city that's lost control': Shocking new pictures from downtown LA capture the huge problem it faces with trash and rats amid fear of typhoid fever outbreak among LAPD

Maybe a good outbreak of the plague is what's needed for a redo in California 

[Tank]

yesterday, our idiot governor talked about how california is a beacon of light to the world. i did my humble duty and tweeted him the article by steve lopez of the LA Times.

[Tank]

[floplag]

12 hours ago, Tank said:

yesterday, our idiot governor talked about how california is a beacon of light to the world. i did my humble duty and tweeted him the article by steve lopez of the LA Times.

We dont even need to look at Venezuela to see failed socialism, its right here in CA.

[gotbeer]

WTF.  Maybe this city is growing half a brain.  

Measure EE Is Dead: Voters Reject Parcel Tax To Fund LAUSD

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Election night results showed Measure EE, an LAUSD proposal for a new tax to generate operating revenues for the district's schools, falling short of the necessary two-thirds majority it needed to pass.

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As of early Wednesday morning — with 100% precincts reporting, but additional vote-by-mail ballots to still count — the measure hadn't gained approval from even half of the voters.

 

[gotbeer]

Yes, hopefully it derails this additional tax the Dems want to impose.

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Many statewide political groups saw the Measure EE campaign as a dry run for a so-called "split roll" proposal on the November 2020 ballot, which would modify California's Proposition 13 to force commercial properties to pay more property taxes to fund local governments, including school districts.

 

[Lhalo]

LAUSD needs to be broken up into a bunch of smaller districts. They give the DWP a run for their money when it comes to waste and corruption. 

[Jason]

Maybe there is a ceiling that Democrats are willing to accept for taxation.

[gotbeer]

37 minutes ago, Jason said:

Maybe there is a ceiling that Democrats are willing to accept for taxation.

110%.  

[Jay]

On 4/29/2019 at 1:53 PM, Jay said:

MEASURE EE: QUALITY SCHOOLS FOR ALL

https://www.utla.net/measure-ee-quality-schools-all

The tax would be a new annual assessment of 16 cents per square foot on property owners’ habitable indoor space (for example, floors on a multi-story building, a main residence plus an accessory dwelling unit, or the total square footage of a high-rise building). Over half of homeowners would pay less than $240 per year.

I was shocked to learn that this measure was defeated.

 

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

I was shocked to learn that this measure was defeated.

 

I think Californians are starting to see that the taxation here is out of control 

[AngelsLongBall]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

I think Californians are starting to see that the taxation here is out of control 

LA Times pinned the defeat on older white voters who don't care that LAUSD has mostly poor students of color

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

I'm guessing it's because it would hit everyone in the wallet.  If they can get another one on the ballot to raise taxes on people making over a certain amount I'm sure the voters will pass that like state voters did in 2012.  I'd like to think it's because people realize the money doesn't all go to education, there's little correlation between money spent and results and it boils down to what kids do or don't get at home but I know that's not it.

[Jason]

22 minutes ago, AngelsLongBall said:

LA Times pinned the defeat on older white voters who don't care that LAUSD has mostly poor students of color

So it was racism thing and people still love forking their money over to the government. 

[AngelsLongBall]

40 minutes ago, Jason said:

So it was racism thing and people still love forking their money over to the government. 

Bingo!

[floplag]

2 hours ago, AngelsLongBall said:

LA Times pinned the defeat on older white voters who don't care that LAUSD has mostly poor students of color

of course they did... lol 
And yet the Dems carry the hell out of LA but yeah sure lets blame it on the *-ism of the day.  

[gotbeer]

Group Demands Recall Of Mayor Garcetti Over ‘Failed Leadership’ On LA Homeless Crisis

[gotbeer]

Everything You Need to Know About the FBI Investigation of the L.A. Department of Water and Power

 

[gotbeer]

Lol.  I knew all those commercials would lead to this.

LA County Places 6 Cent Parcel Tax for Fire Department on March Ballot

And that would be 6 cent per square foot and would increase 2% per year.  

[mtangelsfan]

They are heroes and they deserve.