Will LA voters support new taxes on hotels and unlicensed cannabis businesses?

By JOSE HERRERA

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved resolutions to place three tax-related measures on the June 2 primary ballot, aimed at changing the transient occupancy tax and establishing a tax on unpermitted cannabis businesses.

In a 13-2 vote, the council advanced a measure to increase the transient occupancy tax, or the “hotel tax,” which covers hotel and motel rooms, short-term rentals and hostels.

Council members Monica Rodriguez and John Lee voted no.