Local politicians and city leaders have been recently discussing whether a hike in the hotel bed tax would be appropriate to help fund the local school district, which is financially faltering.
The tax, which is strategically set at 12 percent — 2 percent lower than the city of Los Angeles and surrounding cities — is tacked on to room rates at hotels in Santa Monica.
The increase would have to be voter approved, and could appear as a ballot measure this November.
So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “Do you support an increase in the hotel bed tax. Why or why not?”
Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Saturday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 26, 2004. Read the original PDF.