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Council moves to add 1% local sales tax to June ballot; approves $5.5M purchase for downtown parcel
Summary
Council voted to place a 1% supplemental transactions and use tax on the June 2 ballot and approved a $5.5 million purchase agreement for three Woodworth Avenue parcels to assemble a downtown square; the Lomax acquisition drew one 'no' vote and staff said the purchase will affect the general fund.
The City Council voted to place a 1% supplemental general transactions and use tax on the June 2, 2026 ballot, invoking an ordinance and two resolutions to request the county consolidate the measure and to authorize staff to prepare impartial analysis and argument priorities.
City staff framed the measure as a way to preserve local control of revenue at a time when Los Angeles County is pursuing its own countywide sales‑tax measure. “This staff action tonight is really…
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