L.A. Advocates Eye Two Paths to Fund Youth Development: Pot Tax, Police Cutbacks

L.A. Advocates Eye Two Paths to Fund Youth Development: Pot Tax, Police Cutbacks

Los Angeles has long lagged behind other major U.S. cities when it comes to youth development spending, especially when it comes to comparing city budgets. But now, between juvenile justice reform efforts at the county level and the planned legalization of recreational marijuana in the city, the floodgates to funding may be starting to open.

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