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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Pasadena Unified puts parcel tax on May ballot | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times


Pasadena Unified puts parcel tax on May ballot | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times:

"Pasadena residents will vote on a parcel tax for schools in May. The Pasadena school board unanimously voted to put the tax on the ballot at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.

The levy would be $120 per residential and commercial parcel each year for five years, with exemptions for low-income seniors, officials said. It would raise an estimated $7.1 million annually beginning next fall.

Like other California school districts, Pasadena Unified has suffered funding reductions because of the state’s ongoing budget crisis."