L.A. Voters Reject Sales Tax, Send Two Into Mayor Runoff
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Los Angeles voters’ rejection of a half-cent increase in the local sales tax suggests that Californians may be weary after levies on sales and income went up this year, Moody’s Investors Service said.
With all precincts reporting, the proposal to raise the city’s total sales tax to 9.5 percent from 9 percent lost, 55 percent to 45 percent, according to unofficial results from yesterday’s election on the City Clerk’s website.