Thread: L.A.: Parcel Tax to HALT GANGS Moves Ahead

Hold onto your wallets!!! ANOTHER fraudulent tax...to support the GANGS! We have already spend hundreds of millions for gang prevention and the problem is 10x worse! JUST SAY NO IN NOVEMBER!!! VOTE ...HELL NO!!!!!

Parcel tax to halt gangs moves ahead
By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 07/02/2008 12:32:32 AM PDT


A Los Angeles city effort to raise $30 million a year to pay for gang prevention and intervention programs moved ahead Tuesday as the City Council asked legal language be drafted for a ballot measure that would impose a parcel tax on every piece of property in the city.

"We need to show that we are serious when it comes to anti-gang programs," said Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who has been pushing for the tax for more than a year.

While the council voted 10-0 to have the ballot language drafted, some council members said they are concerned by the lack of specifics in the program.

The parcel tax was developed as a way to provide a large pool of money for intervention and prevention programs.

The City Council this year authorized a transfer of those programs to the office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as a way to try to provide more accountability in the programs.

The council has until July 16 to place the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot.

If adopted by two-thirds of the voters, it would impose an annual fee of $36 to $40 a year on all properties.

But Councilman Dennis Zine said he is concerned that no programs talked cited his west San Fernando Valley district - which has several gangs.

"I want to make sure that the voters of my district aren't asked to pay for something that doesn't bring the programs we need," Zine said.

"I am all for anti-gang programs, but we have to make sure that all areas
of the city are covered."
Hahn said she would work with Zine and others to make sure problem areas are addressed.

"We don't want to just have a divide-by-15 program," Hahn said, referring to the practice of dividing money equally among all of the council districts.

"We want to make sure the money goes where it is most needed. At the same time, I recognize that each council district has needs."






http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9759377

Instead of imposing another tax on the citizens, why not charge the gangs for doing business in LA?

It just makes sense. Since LA has no intention of actually doing anything about the gangs and this money will only be pocketed by Villaraigosa and the rest of LA's corrupt hierarchy, they should simply cut to the chase and be done with it.

Any gang and criminal wishing to conduct business within the city limits could be charged the equivalent of a licensing fee, the likes of the Mayor, police chief, and whomever will still be padding their pockets and best of all.....the taxpayers will not have to be burdened with another fraudulent tax to support some sham program.

Now, where did I see that suggestion box?

Just send in the Fed Gang Task Force & ICE; they'll take 'em down:

mayor@lacity.org; councilmember.reyes@lacity.org; councilmember.greuel@lacity.org; councilmember.zine@lacity.org; councilmember.labonge@lacity.org; councilmember.weiss@lacity.org; councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org; councilmember.Alarcon@lacity.org; councilmember.Parks@lacity.org; councilmember.Perry@lacity.org; councilmember.Wesson@lacity.org; councilmember.Rosendahl@lacity.org; councilmember.Smith@lacity.org; councilmember.Garcetti@lacity.org; councilmember.Huizar@lacity.org; councilmember.Hahn@lacity.org; contact@lapdonline.org; V8834@lapd.lacity.org; skobina@lapd.lacity.org; molina@bos.lacounty.gov; SecondDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov; zev@bos.lacounty.gov; don@bos.lacounty.gov; FifthDistrict@lacbos.org

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
District 1 - Ed Reyes
District 2 - Wendy Greuel
District 3 - Dennis P. Zine
District 4 - Tom LaBonge
District 5 - Jack Weiss
District 6 - Tony Cardenas
District 7 - Richard Alarcón
District 8 - Bernard Parks
District 9 - Jan Perry
District 10 - Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
District 11 - Bill Rosendahl
District 12 - Greig Smith
District 13 - Eric Garcetti
District 14 - José Huizar
District 15 - Janice Hahn
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton
Police Commision President Anthony Pacheco
Police Commision Vice President John Mack
Police Commisioner Andrea Ordin
Police Commisioner Robert M. Saltzman
Police Commisioner Alan J. Skobin
Supervisor Gloria Molina
Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
Supervisor Don Knabe
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich

Dear Mayor, Council Members, Police Chief, Police Commissioners, and Supervisors:

The City Council this year authorized a transfer of those programs to the office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as a way to try to provide more accountability in the programs.

HUGE mistake! Who will monitor the mayor?? I predict this money will find it's way to the mayor's raza. His probable answer to critics will be he said he would TRY to provide more accountability

Which gangs will this benefit? Will ALL gang members be treated equally? What an incredibly INSANE and futile idea!

From: buzzm1
To: mayor@lacity.org; councilmember.reyes@lacity.org; councilmember.greuel@lacity.org; councilmember.zine@lacity.org; councilmember.labonge@lacity.org; councilmember.weiss@lacity.org; councilmember.cardenas@lacity.org; councilmember.Alarcon@lacity.org; councilmember.Parks@lacity.org; councilmember.Perry@lacity.org; councilmember.Wesson@lacity.org; councilmember.Rosendahl@lacity.org; councilmember.Smith@lacity.org; councilmember.Garcetti@lacity.org; councilmember.Huizar@lacity.org; councilmember.Hahn@lacity.org; contact@lapdonline.org; V8834@lapd.lacity.org; skobina@lapd.lacity.org; molina@bos.lacounty.gov; SecondDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov; zev@bos.lacounty.gov; don@bos.lacounty.gov; FifthDistrict@lacbos.org
Subject: Parcel Tax???
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 4:25 pm

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
District 1 - Ed Reyes
District 2 - Wendy Greuel
District 3 - Dennis P. Zine
District 4 - Tom LaBonge
District 5 - Jack Weiss
District 6 - Tony Cardenas
District 7 - Richard Alarcón
District 8 - Bernard Parks
District 9 - Jan Perry
District 10 - Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
District 11 - Bill Rosendahl
District 12 - Greig Smith
District 13 - Eric Garcetti
District 14 - José Huizar
District 15 - Janice Hahn
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton
Police Commision President Anthony Pacheco
Police Commision Vice President John Mack
Police Commisioner Andrea Ordin
Police Commisioner Robert M. Saltzman
Police Commisioner Alan J. Skobin
Supervisor Gloria Molina
Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
Supervisor Don Knabe
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich

Dear Mayor, Council Members, Police Chief, Police Commissioners, and Supervisors,

A Parcel Tax on all property owners to deal with the gangs???

American citizens already pay federal taxes to fund the very capable, Federal Gang Task Force, and I.C.E., both of which are quite capable of dealing with L.A.'s gang problem.

That will be a "Big Fat NO" on the ballot, if it makes it that far.

What we citizens of L.A.need is an entirely new anti-illegal immigrant regime in city offices, beginning with the Mayor, and working on down from there.


Sincerely,
name removed (Buzzm1)
A very, very, concerned, and very much an activist, citizen