Anaheim Councilmember Natalie Rubalcava wants to start talks on an idea that’s sure to set off furious debate: a new tax on tickets and parking at the city’s entertainment destinations.

Rubalcava on Tuesday proposed that the City Council discuss an entertainment tax at a future meeting. She wants money from a tax on ticket and parking sales in the city to bolster Anaheim’s general fund that she says is in need of new revenue.

The city’s budget is largely driven by a tax on hotel stays from the tens of millions of visitors that travel to the Disneyland Resort and nearby attractions.

“We cannot continue to just depend on (the city’s hotel tax),” Rubalcava said. “I think it’s kind of time at this point for us as a elected body to review this.”

Rubalcava did not offer exact details for wha

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