LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to place a half-cent sales tax increase on the June primary ballot, which officials say will support health care services amid reductions in state and federal funding.
The five-member board will decide whether to approve or reject a proposal introduced by Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Hilda Solis in January. The proposed measure — called the Essential Services Restoration Act — would ask voters whether to enact a half-cent general sales tax increase for five years through Oct. 1, 2031.
An estimated $1 billion would be generated from the measure, according to the county…