Published on Friday, July 18, 2008
By Pasadena Star Staff Writer
A Los Angeles Times editorial accused County Supervisor Gloria Molina of being "parochial" and an "obstructionist" because she advocates for protecting the regional distribution of revenue under the proposed sales tax measure. The subregions of Los Angeles County have every right to ask for an equitable distribution of revenues they will generate under a new countywide sales tax. This request is not obstructionism - it is based on the historic failure of the Los Angeles city-centric MTA Board to provide equitable regional funding for countywide projects.
The Times, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky ignore the fact that over 60 percent of the county's population lives - and over 67 percent of the county sales tax is produced - in the 87 cities and 134 unincorporated communities outside of the city of Los Angeles
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