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Measures Q and H; Luxury Tax and Struggles at the Food Bank
We look at the LA School District's biggest bond measure ever and at what the voters are being asked to decide in affluent Beverly Hills. Also, a proposed luxury tax, and more people are resorting to food banks, where donations of food are declining.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenWe look at the LA School District's biggest bond measure ever and at what the voters are being asked to decide in affluent Beverly Hills. Also, a proposed luxury tax, and several designers have figured how to make art out of 30,000 cans of food, which will disappear in two days at the LA Regional Food Bank.
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3 storiesProposed 'Luxury Tax' on Houses over 5000 Square Feet
The Los Angeles City Council is thinking about next year's budget shortfalls from the slumping economy. One councilman already has a proposal for the municipal election , next March. Richard Alarcón has proposed a "luxury tax" on houses larger than 5000 square feet.
Read the story5 minLA's Measure H; Beverly Hills' Measure Q
Since 1997, the Los Angeles Unified School District has raised $20 billion, $14 billion from four bond measures and the rest from matching funds. That money is for building new schools and re-building old ones, and there's still $6 billion left.
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Food prices have been rising for months, but at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank , donations have been declining. To draw attention to the needs of hungry people, several designers were asked to make art out of 30,000 food cans. Michael Flood is president of the Regional Food Bank,
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