That’s just wrong. I’d be more willing to pay it if they just sent out a city bill with all the separate taxes listed, so we know exactly how much we are paying for a service. And so we can refuse to pay it, ala anti-war tax protesters. Coming next: the Bear Patrol Tax.

HEll, let’s just add up all the issues on which they threaten to take away all our cops.

I love cops and the funding thereof, but this is BS.

Why aren’t increases like this subject to a VOTE by the citizens who will end up paying these bills?

So now the city of LA uses trash fees to hire cops instead of garbage men? Is that a statement about the LAPD or the citizens?

Good point ruth and blueline.

Amount of trash I accumulate in one week: 1 bag.
Number of weeks it takes me to fill up my trash bin: 6-8
Number of times I’ve called police for various neighborhood problems: 4
Average number of hours it takes them to respond: 4

Paying the same amount for trash pick-up as a family of 6 down the street: Priceless

Good God no!

WTF does trash have to do with police officers?, and didn’t it go up last year; like two time already?! What I want to know is how some people don’t pay this tax or how they do it (people with Edison instead of DWP).