Politicians have to be seen doing "something". Lose the battle over progressive property tax and win the war for justifying Euclidean zoning segregation - LA is

Politicians have to be seen doing "something". Lose the battle over progressive property tax and win the war for justifying Euclidean zoning segregation - LA is the definition of urban sprawl. Local tax districts are still subject to gerrymandering; the local strip mall dollars will go to the "right" neighborhood(s), especially as they are usually located at or made into barriers between neighborhoods with new and old development along major traffic arteries. Businesses do not vote except with their feet and lobbying dollars. Majority of property tax revenue is residential and unaffected: sprawl + business property tax abatements. Passage of 15 puts a new barrier to removal in favor of 13 given local setups that will be based around 15 - such as the "out" small businesses vs "in" big box. Industrial properties could have been thrown in to further the case; not like CA will make electric cars for long - Tesla has already hopped over to NV with China not far behind.