LAUSD calls for parcel tax

In an effort to save jobs and soften the impact of budget cuts to classrooms, Los Angeles Unified officials Tuesday approved placing a new $100 per parcel tax on the June ballot. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

The limited parcel tax would generate $92.5 million per year for four years to help the district whittle down a deficit estimated of $640 million next year.

Taxpayer advocates blasted the idea of asking homeowners, already suffering during the financial downturn, to bail out the district. But school board members said it was a necessity.