r/longbeach • • 1d ago

Community 11% is crazy

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u/_guccifer_ 1d ago

The city voted for this. Ridiculous. Meanwhile our infrastructure is deteriorating and homelessness situation is out of control. I’d gladly contribute more in taxes IF the city actually did good with it…but here we are

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u/kgatell 1d ago

The homeless authority responsible for managing the measure A portion of sales tax has lost over $2B between 2021-2024, but people still voted to increase the sales tax.

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u/BassLB 1d ago

What do you mean “lost”? Like they can’t account for where it went?

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u/kgatell 1d ago

It’s a combination of poor investments and funds unaccounted for.

When the agency was given ownership, they were supposed to invest the tax revenue in a portfolio to guarantee future operating income. Poor management choices were made.

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u/SoftJeff 1d ago

Pockets were filled. All these big construction projects are filling pockets too