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Public hearing on Little Tokyo business-improvement district draws mixed testimony; council to tabulate vote later
Summary
Public testimony at the Los Angeles City Council’s June 17 meeting produced robust and divided remarks over a proposal to convert Little Tokyo’s merchant-based improvement district into a property-based Business Improvement District.
Public testimony at the Los Angeles City Council’s June 17 meeting produced robust and divided remarks over a proposal to convert Little Tokyo’s merchant-based improvement district into a property-based Business Improvement District (BID).
Speakers for and against the conversion addressed the council during the hearing on agenda item 6. Supporters said a property-based BID would provide sustained funding for security, graffiti removal and marketing to support small businesses and seniors; opponents said conversion would impose a new mandatory charge on small residential property owners and retirees and criticized outreach and transparency.
Why it matters: Proponents told the council the district’s merchant-based model is no longer financially sustainable after…
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