Transportation Tax Drives into Opposition in the Valley

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Commission proposal to fund a half cent sales tax to fund billions of dollars of improvements is running into opposition in the northern section of the county. LA County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich opposes the measure because he says that there is not enough money to fund projects in his district.

From the LA Daily News:

Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to put the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot in an effort to raise $30 billion to $40 billion over three decades for transportation projects across the traffic-choked Southland.

State legislators still need to pass a AB 2331 to give it the go-ahead, and two-thirds of voters would need to approve it, but already politicians representing the Valley and outlying suburbs contend not enough of the money has been designated for the area.

Home to about 17 percent of the county's 10 million residents, the Valley gets only 5 percent of the proposed sales-tax money.

One of the key selling points is providing a light rail solution to the "Sepulveda Pass", which connects the San Fernando Valley to the City of Los Angeles. I wonder if this is enough to sway Valley voters to support the project.