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Editorial: Get the fight over the L A mansion tax settled fast We need the money

Los Angeles voters backed Measure ULA, a tax on high-value real estate transaction, to pay for affordable housing and homelessness prevention. The public's support hasn't stopped an anti-tax group and apartment landlords from banding together in a lawsuit to stop the tax from going into effect on April 1.

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Groups sue to block L A s new housing tax - Los Angeles Times

Lawyers representing the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. and the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles argue that the documentary transfer tax violates the California Constitution.

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Column: Citizens led the way on homelessness tax measure

Measure ULA creates a stream of money up to $1 billion a year and citizen oversight to tackle homelessness. Voters have backed it by a wide margin.

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What Would the Mansion Tax Mean for Mansions—and the Homeless?

What Would the Mansion Tax Mean for Mansions—and the Homeless?
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Mixed Results for City Initiatives as Local Election Results Trickle In

Mixed Results for City Initiatives as Local Election Results Trickle In
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