TAX DAY NOTICE: 8 Proposed California Tax Hikes Pending in the 2026 Election

Unite Here Local 11, the labor union behind the controversial $30 Los Angeles minimum wage, is pushing an “overpaid CEO” tax, the billionaire tax, and $30 minimum wage. Why?

They carry signs that explain: “Taxing greed to pay for what we need.”

California Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) has been diligently working on three ballot measures to block tax hikes:

• The Save Prop 13 Initiative restores the two-thirds vote requirement for local tax hikes and completely eliminates the crazy new “Property Transfer Tax” scheme many localities are now imposing.

• The Stop the Savings Tax Initiative prohibits any tax on the value of your assets such as property, savings accounts, retirement accounts, investments, etc. and also prohibits the imposition of retroactive tax hikes.

• The Audit Special Taxes Initiative makes it harder for politicians to impose new special tax assessments and requires audits of any programs that receive special tax revenues.

DeMaio reminds us “With Tax Day coming tomorrow, did you see the insane list of 8 tax hikes below that CA Democrats want to impose in 2026 and how much they will cost you?”

“Even though Californians already pay the highest taxes in the nation, our state and local politicians are still proposing billions in new tax hikes! Here’s what is at stake in the November 2026 election.”

TAX DAY NOTICE: 8 Proposed California Tax Hikes Pending in the 2026 Election

1. Property Tax Hikes/Prop 13 Repeal: Politicians have gutted Prop 13 and want to fully repeal it with their Split-Roll Initiative – with their ultimate goal of increasing your property taxes on your home to today’s assessed value! If that happens, the average homeowner will end up paying $6500-9000 more in property taxes annually.
2. Savings Tax: Politicians want a new tax on your personal savings and investments.
3. Mileage Tax: Politicians are proposing a 6-cents per mile tax costing an average of $900 per driver per year!
4. Sales Tax Hike: We are tracking over 250 local sales tax hikes and now state politicians are looking a statewide sales tax hike. Soon every city will be at 10-11% sales tax rate for every item you purchase.
5. Healthcare Tax: Politicians propose to double California state taxes to fund government-run healthcare – costing average of $16k per household per year
6. Utility Tax: Politicians want to impose massive “flat rate charges” on all utility bills – charging you no matter how much energy you use.
7. Gas Tax: The gas tax is set to automatically increase July 1. You currently pay $1200 a year in car and gas taxes.
8. Exit Tax: And if you finally decide to move from California because of these costly taxes, state politicians want to force you to pay an exit tax for up to 10 years after you leave!

This is not only a good reminder about what’s coming on the ballot, it’s a warning that the Democrat Supermajority in the California Legislature will continue to tax the state’s residents, despite having record revenues. They refuse to cut anything.