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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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Recall Effort Against Governor Newsom Gains National and International Exposure

December 2, 2019   2:56 pmDecember 3, 2019   12:31 pm
The recall petitions against Governor Gavin Newsom reached a high not seen since 2003 and made national and international news this past weekend. Making national news Major newspapers across the country, from the San Francisco Chronicle to publications in New...
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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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Governor Newsom Issues His First Vetoes

July 16, 2019   7:36 amJuly 16, 2019   7:36 am
Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 116 bills, and issued his first vetoes.  AB 603 by Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore), would allow retired peace officers of California State University to carry a concealed weapon, just as peace officers of...
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Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Deploys Budget Bludgeon

June 1, 2019   10:45 amJune 1, 2019   10:51 am
“Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is being accused of playing Chicago-style politics,” writes Theresa Clift in the Sacramento Bee, “seeking retribution against two critics on the City Council by ignoring their districts in a $16 million spending proposal.” According to the...
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Gov. Newsom Touts Largest Tax Revenue Windfall in CA History in Budget, and Highest Spending

May 9, 2019   4:51 pmMay 10, 2019   10:43 pm
“The state is flush, but school districts aren’t. Why isn’t the state allocating more to the kids, cities and counties that are still having a difficult time?”  – Sen. John Moorlach   Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget Thursday,...
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California Gas Prices Surging Above $4.00. Again.

April 16, 2019   10:37 amApril 16, 2019   10:56 am
Having just returned from a trip to Virginia, where gas prices ranged from $2.49 to $2.55, it was astounding to see California gas prices surging above $4.00 per gallon. Again. Now it is being reported that gasoline prices at the...
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