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LA Reform Gets Real: Stops, School Funds and Small-Biz Taxes
Friday, May 8, 2026 · 7 min
LA’s reform fights are moving from slogans to implementation, with city and county leaders confronting whether traffic enforcement, housing dollars, school equity funds and small-business taxes actually change outcomes instead of just producing process.
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LA’s reform fights are moving from slogans to implementation, with city and county leaders confronting whether traffic enforcement, housing dollars, school equity funds and small-business taxes actually change outcomes instead of just producing process.
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