Library tax proposal drafted

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to draft a ballot measure for a $39 a year parcel tax to support libraries, but held off on whether to place it on the November or March ballot. Daily News.

Putting it on the November ballot will cost an additional $4.1 million.

The council voted 9-1, with Councilman Dennis Zine in opposition, to draft language for the ballot measure.

"We have been cutting their budget year after year and they are asking us to put this before the voters," said Councilman Tom LaBonge, who favors the November election date. "I think it's the least we can do."