Two former Santa Monica mayors are at odds over housing development and taxes after one filed paperwork to alter a real estate tax implemented by the other. Former mayor of
An affordable housing and school tax passed by voters in Santa Monica went into effect this week, raising the sales tax by half a percent to 9.75 percent.
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The Price of a Vote
By Elizabeth Van Denburgh and Laurence Eubank
Democratic elections are decided by a simple equalitarian equation: one person, one vote. The most votes win, whether