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Glendora council votes to oppose proposed Los Angeles County 0.5% sales-tax measure
Summary
Mayor David Friedendahl told the council Feb. 10 that Glendora has sent formal letters opposing a proposed Los Angeles County 0.5% temporary sales-tax intended for health-care services, citing weak local accountability and low historical returns to the city; councilmembers asked staff to verify details and post correspondence online.
Mayor David Friedendahl announced Feb. 10 that the City of Glendora is formally opposing a proposed Los Angeles County ballot measure that would raise the county sales tax by 0.5 percentage points for five years to fund county health-care services.
"Glendora has taken a strong position of opposition to this proposed measure," Mayor David Friedendahl said, citing concerns that "less than 4% of generated revenues from Measure A have actually sought to come back to the city of Glendora." He said the city sent letters of opposition, joined other contract cities and independent city…
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