Measure R

Measure R
County of Los Angeles Sales Tax
Results
	Los Angeles County Official Results

Measure R was a ballot measure during the November 2008 elections in Los Angeles County, California, that proposed a half-cent sales taxes increase on each dollar of taxable sales (originating in or made from Los Angeles County) for thirty years in order to pay for transportation projects and improvements. The measure was approved by voters with 67.22% of the vote, just over the two-thirds majority required by the state of California to raise local taxes.^[2] The project was touted as a way to "improve the environment by getting more Angelenos out of their cars and into the region's growing subway, light rail, and bus services."^[3] It will result in the construction or expansion of a dozen rail lines in the county.^[4]

^ "CM".
^ Hymon, Steve (October 30, 2008). "A Closer Look at Half-Cent Sales Tax Hike, Measure R". Los Angeles Times.
^ Dreier, Peter (November 3, 2012). "LA's Measure J Will Create Jobs and Clean the Environment". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ Bloomekatz, Ari (May 15, 2011). "Los Angeles County is poised to accelerate its rail projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[1] "CM".

[steve-2] Hymon, Steve (October 30, 2008). "A Closer Look at Half-Cent Sales Tax Hike, Measure R". Los Angeles Times.

[3] Dreier, Peter (November 3, 2012). "LA's Measure J Will Create Jobs and Clean the Environment". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[4] Bloomekatz, Ari (May 15, 2011). "Los Angeles County is poised to accelerate its rail projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

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