Long Beach parcel tax to fund affordable housing, public services fails to make November ballot

A proposed Long Beach parcel tax that promised a new funding stream for affordable housing, infrastructure and public safety won’t make the November ballot after supporters failed to gather enough valid signatures. The “Block the Cuts and Build Long Beach” initiative fell about 3,100 signatures short of the roughly 28,000 needed to qualify, after the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder rejected more than 14,000 signatures submitted by campaign organizers, the Long Beach Post reported. The coalition had turned in nearly 40,000 signatures in hopes of securing a citywide vote. The measure was backed by the Long Beach Firefighters Association, Long Beach […]

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