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Tag: Proposition 13

Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

CA Commercial Property Owners Facing Pervasive Tax Increases if Prop. 13 Split Roll Initiative Passes

December 3, 2019   3:08 pm
‘California’s assessable property is now worth $6.5 trillion with just last year’s increase resulting in $75 billion in revenue.’   Despite California’s record budget surplus of $7 billion in reserves, the Proposition 13 “split roll” property tax ballot initiative could...
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‘Destined to Burn’ Because Rural CA Towns Vote Against Taxes to Increase Fire Safety?

November 6, 2019   12:27 pmNovember 6, 2019   12:35 pm
Does Proposition 13 cause firefighters to lose their jobs?   “This California firefighter nearly died,” proclaimed the headline of Ryan Sabalow’s Sacramento Bee report on Monday. “Then voters laid him off — in fight for lower taxes.” If they continue...
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Sacramento Taxpayers President Warns of Prop. 13 Bait and Switch

November 6, 2019   7:41 amNovember 8, 2019   8:36 am
Debra Desrosiers, President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, walked out of Sam’s Club in Yuba City Saturday and saw a guy at a table collecting signatures for ballot initiatives.  “Read the signs… who wouldn’t sign what is on the table?...
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Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019   6:04 amOctober 30, 2019   6:08 am
Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...
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Tax fighter Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 to Weaken Prop. 13 Fails to Pass Assembly

August 20, 2019   2:05 amAugust 21, 2019   6:19 am
“While all voters are able to vote on this debt, only property owners pay it.”   One of the only remaining taxpayer protections left in California is Proposition 13, a  landmark 1978 decision by California’s voters to limit property taxes....
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Prop 13 Split-Roll Tax Increase Would Hurt Business, and Affordable Housing Efforts

February 11, 2019   1:05 amFebruary 11, 2019   7:21 pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his budget press conference he is on a mission to force cities across the state to build more affordable housing, or risk losing state transportation dollars. But with a Constitutional Amendment initiative on the...
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