SERVICES DOMINATE GATEWAY'S BUDGET

PROPERTY OWNERS GET BANG FOR THEIR BUCK WHEN IT COMES TO AREA SERVICES 

Perhaps there is no more vital function for a business improvement district than providing direct services to its members, and when it comes to delivering those kinds of services, Gateway Los Angeles is putting its money where its mouth is. The Gateway PBID dedicated approximately 64% of the its $1.14 million budget to funding direct services such as the Ambassador, Keep It Clean and recycling programs as well as the Ocean Express shuttle designed to help hotel guests get to the beahc and shopping dstinations in Manhattan Beach and El Segundo.. Gateway also spent more than 10% of its annual budget on marketing efforts designed to promote the area and more than 5% of its annual budget on consulting services associated with such issues as economic development, legal and transit.