How will valley cityhood affect other city taxes and fees?
The LAFCO studies will answer this question fully before anyone is asked to vote on Cityhood. Don’t be fooled by some opponents who claim that taxes will go up. There is no evidence that taxes will go up. In fact, to the contrary, currently the City of Los Angeles has some of the highest taxes and fees in all of Southern California. As an independent city, the Valley would determine its own tax structure and decide how its taxes are spent. Valley leaders are committed to creating a City that is more manageable and efficient with lower taxes similar to the Cities that surround the Valley. Significant research has been done on the effectiveness of smaller cities, including a recent Harvard Kennedy School of Government report showing that smaller cities are more cost efficient than larger cities. There are 87 smaller independent cities that surround the City of Los Angeles. Most of them have lower taxes. But you don’t have to take anyone’s word for it, because the LAFCO studies will answe
