So much for ‘affordability’: LA voters raise their own taxes, again
Opinion So much for ‘affordability’: LA voters raise their own taxes, again By CA Post Editorial Board Published June 29, 2026, 6:53 a.m. Add The California Post on Google It was the year of “affordability.” Or so we thought. Earlier this month, LA County voters chose to pass Measure ER, a 0.5% sales tax increase that ostensibly will last for five years and will apply to almost everything you buy.
- ▪Opinion So much for ‘affordability’: LA voters raise their own taxes, again By CA Post Editorial Board Published June 29, 2026, 6:53 a.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google It was the year of “affordability.” Or so we thought.
- ▪Earlier this month, LA County voters chose to pass Measure ER, a 0.5% sales tax increase that ostensibly will last for five years and will apply to almost everything you buy.
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