LA County supervisors must not rush another tax to the ballot

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will begin considering whether to place a new half-cent sales tax on the June 2026 ballot, less than two years after voters last approved a countywide sales tax hike. The supervisors will make their final decision on March 6, which is the deadline for approving June ballot measures.

But before the supervisors rush to meet that deadline, they should look at the calendar. A far larger statewide revenue measure is already heading toward...