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In November of 2008 business, labor and environmental organizations of Los Angeles County worked together to sponsor Measure R, a half-cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects throughout the county.

María Elena Durazo: 23,400 Good Construction Jobs Coming to Los Angeles Metro María Elena Durazo 2012

In Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa earned himself a spot on Rolling Stone's list by getting almost 70 percent of Angelenos who voted in 2008 to vote in favor of Measure-R, which would use a half-cent sales tax to fund $35 billion in transportation projects, including rail and subway.

Arianna Huffington: Country in Crisis: Looking to America's Mayors to Rise to the Challenge Arianna Huffington 2012

Measure R is a half-cent sales tax instituted in 2008 that aims to raise $40 billion over the next 30 years for public transportation in Los Angeles.

30/10 Initiative: Los Angeles Wins $546 Million Federal Loan The Huffington Post News Team 2010

In November of 2008 business, labor and environmental organizations of Los Angeles County worked together to sponsor Measure R, a half-cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects throughout the county.

María Elena Durazo: 23,400 Good Construction Jobs Coming to Los Angeles Metro María Elena Durazo 2012

Former Mayor Willie Brown sold a half-cent sales tax hike to voters in 2003 to pay for the 1.7-mile line on the pretext that the subway would ease congestion on Chinatown's crowded buses, but he was more interested in obtaining the political support of Chinatown's power brokers.

Off the San Francisco Rails 2011

Measure R is the half-cent County voter approved transportation sales tax that will make possible the critical Wilshire Subway extension, Crenshaw Line, expansion of the Green Line, link between the San Fernando and the Westside, the downtown regional connector and other overdue projects.

Joel Epstein: Finding the Money to Build Out LA's 30/10 Transportation Initiative Joel Epstein 2010

Alachua County, FL did that with a half-cent sales tax, as I recall.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Raise Taxes and Give the Money to Our Industry 2010

Hamilton County taxpayers are reminded of their generosity to the Bengals each time they pay a half-cent sales tax surcharge that is dedicated to paying for the stadium and its maintenance.

Countdown To No Kickoff: Next Football Season Hostage To Owners' Demands Arthur Delaney 2011

Measure R is the half-cent County voter approved transportation sales tax that will make possible the critical Wilshire Subway extension, Crenshaw Line, expansion of the Green Line, link between the San Fernando and the Westside, the downtown regional connector and other overdue projects.

Joel Epstein: Finding the Money to Build Out LA's 30/10 Transportation Initiative Joel Epstein 2010

Discussing the political landscape over which he will wage a campaign to pass a November 2012 initiative to raise $7 billion a year for five years with higher taxes on the wealthy and a half-cent sales tax hike -- which the new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows has real promise of success -- Brown noted that the public is not in a happy mood.

William Bradley: Jerry Brown Pulls a Trigger, Invokes Rome, and Focuses on Climate and Initiatives William Bradley 2011