Top Dems Help L.A. Teachers Union Push Annual $500 Million Property Tax ‘To Make Demands On’

Top Democrats and organized labor are pushing a ballot measure that would levy a tax on property owners within the expansive boundaries of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest public education system in the nation. The initiative is projected to generate approximately $500 million annually for the next 12 years but must be approved by a two-thirds supermajority of voters next Tuesday.