LA County will decide tomorrow if the indoor mask mandate will return on July 29th. However, what looked like a certainty a week ago seems less certain on the eve of the decision.
In recent days, COVID case numbers have started to level off.
Additionally, public pushback has made a new mask mandate less likely.
The LA County Board of Supervisors recently voted 4-1 to draft a charter amendment allowing them to remove an elected sheriff from office. The proposed amendment will be voted on in the November election.
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With most local water utilities purchasing water from a single source, drought restrictions will look similar across the regions. But it is essential to pay attention to the different approaches they will take with implementation.
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Long Beach voters will likely see a utility charter amendment on the November ballot. It proposes to merge the gas and water utilities.
Long Beach is the only California city with two city-run utilities.
The city believes this merger will improve efficiencies and provide better service to the community. And at a lower cost. Long Beach is the only California city with two city-run utilities.
The local June primary election had a lower voter turnout than usual, with only 28.4% of registered voters in Los Angeles casting a vote.Â
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A bill that would target warehouse and logistic centers has passed the California State Assembly and will soon be considered by the State Senate. In short, this bill (Assembly Bill 2840) would ban many new warehouse/logistics facilities in Southern California…
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Guest Author Los Angeles City Council has given the Department of Transportation (LADOT) approval to pilot a “zero-emission loading dock” program. This initiative would create new delivery zones exclusively available to zero-emission delivery vehicles. The city will study the impacts of this program and will likely expand it over the coming years as part of…
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Santa Monica voters should expect a Real Estate Transfer Tax initiative on their ballots this fall. If passed, it would raise the transfer tax rate from 0.6% to 5.6% for properties transferred at $8 million or more.
This tax will significantly impact both commercial and residential properties and their tenants.
This past Friday, the LA County Registrar finished counting ballots from last month’s primary elections. Here are some of the most important results impacting our industry.
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The City of Los Angeles is considering the placement of a Parcel Tax Measure for the November 2022 ballot. The tax’s purpose is to provide funding for parks and recreation infrastructure.
The proposed tax rate is not available yet. However, any new tax proposal in the current economic climate is concerning.
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