The goal of this roundtable would be to identify certain principles, which would provide the basis of city governance. The goal is to explore models of government that are responsive to the local needs of communities while being truly representative of the Harbor area regional needs and its diverse population. The Roundtable will share its findings and recommendations with the City of Los Angeles Charter Commissions while the opportunity for reform still exists. No, property taxes are determined by the County. Neither the City of Los Angeles nor a newly formed City have the ability to alter your property taxes.
Experts seem to concur though that smaller cities have lower taxes and provide better services.
In testimony to that, currently the City of Los Angeles has some of the highest taxes and fees in all of Southern California. As an independent city, the current taxation situation within the city of Los Angeles is one of the major motivators of pursuing becoming our own city. For years The Harbor area has given the benefit of the doubt to the City Council and bureaucracy to make our communities and our lives better, but no more. This alone cannot help the Harbor area. Our potential ability to become a CITY on our own will not effect the tremendous ethnic diversity that we have.