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Councilroom debate over Measure ULA: Romen protests fast-tracking, item 19 sent to housing committee
Summary
Councilmember Romen protested trying to consider changes to Measure ULA at today’s meeting, arguing the voter‑approved transfer tax has funded more than $1 billion for housing and that proposed technical fixes risk undermining production. The Council referred Item 19 to the Housing Committee after procedural debate.
Councilmember Romen raised a formal protest and urged the Los Angeles City Council to send proposed changes to Measure ULA to committee rather than consider them on the council floor. Speaking at the Jan. 27 meeting, Romen said the voter-approved measure ‘‘has raised more than $1,000,000,000 and stabilized thousands of tenants’’ and warned that the proposed transfer-tax exemptions could slow the construction of larger apartment buildings the city needs.
Romen told colleagues she had held months…
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