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Little Tokyo split over proposed property-based business improvement district; council closes hearing, postpones ballot tabulation
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council heard extensive, mixed public comment on June 17 about a proposal to convert Little Tokyo’s merchant-based improvement district to a property-based Business Improvement District (agenda item 6).
The Los Angeles City Council heard extensive, mixed public comment on June 17 about a proposal to convert Little Tokyo’s merchant-based improvement district to a property-based Business Improvement District (agenda item 6). Supporters said a property-based district would provide stable funding for security, graffiti-removal and marketing; opponents said the conversion would impose an unfair cost on small property owners and lacked sufficient community outreach.
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