On March 12, leaders from three local organizations stood outside of Fire Station 7 to announce their new tax proposal: Block the Cuts and Build Long Beach.
The three groups, The Long Beach Firefighters Association, LiBRE (Long Beach Residents Empowered) and LAANE (Los Angeles for Alliance for a New Economy), are hoping to take a holistic approach in solving some of the city’s most pressing issues.
The issues: affordable housing, homelessness prevention, fire and emergency services, street repairs and aging water infrastructure. Their proposed solution: a parcel tax targeting industrial land use and high-income property owners…