Measure EE’s defeat a win for common sense

Measure EE has been voted down, a rare win for common sense in a region that could use it.
The measure was nothing more than a bailout for Los Angeles Unified’s irresponsibility. Its defeat should discourage the recent wave of tax hikes pitched as the solution for poorly run school systems.
Looking back, though, one wonders whether the Los Angeles Unified School District will finally learn something.
Nine years ago, LAUSD put before voters Measure E, a $100 per year parcel tax to raise abo