Lawmaker Endorses Tax to Help Trauma Centers
U.S. Rep. Jane Harman(D-Venice) announced her endorsement Friday of a November ballot measure to raise money for Los Angeles County trauma centers through a tax on developed properties.
Joining county Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke at a rally at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Harman called Measure B “one of the building blocks to keeping world-class trauma care in L.A. County.”
The measure, which requires approval by two-thirds of county voters, would raise about $175 million for trauma centers through a tax of 3 cents per square foot on developed property.
Harman said Harbor-UCLA, the South Bay’s only Level 1 trauma center, is vital to homeland security.
“It’s the closest to LAX, the closest to the ports,” Harman said
“I’m working on every possible funding source to keep Harbor-UCLA open.”
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