LAUSD facing tough sell on tax

Double-digit unemployment and high foreclosure activity. Rising food and utility bills. Stagnating income and savings. Barbara Jones in the Daily News.

With families facing challenges like these, the Los Angeles Unified School District may find itself facing an uphill battle persuading two-thirds of L.A. area voters to approve a $270-a-year parcel tax.

Factor in Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed half-cent sales tax hike for education - along with other tax and fee measures likely to appear on the same Nov. 6 ballot - and LAUSD's path to victory gets even steeper, political experts said Wednesday.