Los Angeles County voters are lukewarm on tax hike for homeless services, poll says

A measure on the November ballot to double the county's homeless sales tax is leading in polls, but it lacks a majority for passage.

Fifty-one percent of voters are very dissatisfied with the progress made under current tax measures, despite significant funding allocated for homelessness solutions.

Homelessness has steadily climbed over five years despite spending $600 million this year, indicating a gap between funding and effective outcomes.

The new half-cent sales tax measure aims to address homelessness funding issues and would generate an estimated $1.2 billion annually for related programs.

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