South Pasadena voters approve parcel tax

Voters approved a parcel tax that is expected to raise $1.7 million annually for South Pasadena schools, county elections officials announced today.

Nearly 68% of the 6,179 voters who cast ballots by mail voted for the $288-per-parcel levy, which needed two-thirds approval to take effect. The tax will expire after four years, and officials say it will help the South Pasadena Unified School District retain small class sizes in kindergarten through third grade in the face of multimillion-dollar budget cuts from the state.

As schools deal with billions of dollars in state funding cuts, districts are increasingly turning to local parcel taxes to shore up their finances. In coming weeks, voters in the Palos Verdes, Rowland Heights and La Cañada Flintridge districts will cast ballots on parcel taxes.

-- Seema Mehta

Comments

[kirk]

Here we go, the end of prop 13 and simply another friggin bailout for the inept abilities of politicians and the greed and power of unions. LA is next. Wish I had a job to pay for it.