Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Did Assembly Republican Leaders Sell Out The Caucus or just Themselves?

July 10, 2026 5:00 amJuly 10, 2026 5:01 am

Thursday July 2, 2026, Republican Minority Leader Heath Flora and Republican Caucus Chair Juan Alanis voted to pass Senate Bill 762, a significant transactions and use tax increase on 14 cities and counties, while the rest of the caucus voted...

CA Republican Leaders’ Vote for Tax Increase Reflects Poorly on Entire Caucus

July 6, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 7, 2026 3:50 pm

Thursday July 2, 2026, the Republican Minority Leader Heath Flora and Republican Caucus Chair Juan Alanis voted to pass a tax increase, even as numerous Democrat Assembly members did not. When Republicans vote for tax increases, that alone is enough...

With Taxpayer Protection Initiative on November Ballot, Taxpayers Must Now Run an Aggressive Campaign to Secure the Victory

May 4, 2026 8:20 amMay 4, 2026 8:20 am

In a major victory for California taxpayers, the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 has qualified for the November 2026 ballot. Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association,...

Reform California Submits 1.35 Million Signatures to Place Voter ID Initiative on 2026 Ballot

March 5, 2026 11:51 amMarch 6, 2026 7:56 am

In a significant push for election integrity, Reform California Chairman and State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) announced on Tuesday that his organization has collected and is submitting over 1.35 million signatures to qualify a Voter ID initiative for the...

If You Don’t Vote, We Can’t Win!

October 30, 2025 3:10 amOctober 30, 2025 3:11 am

One of my favorite movie lines, because it made me think, was in “Chariots of Fire.” Chariots of Fire is a true story, a 1981 film about two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout...

SF Chronicle Calls Prop. 13 Property Tax Cuts ‘Subsidies’

January 6, 2025 10:59 amJanuary 6, 2025 9:46 pm

The San Francisco Chronicle has an article today about Proposition 13, the 1978 ballot initiative overwhelmingly passed by California voters, which reduced property tax rates on homes, businesses, and farms by about 57%. Opponents have long claimed that because of...

Prop. 6 – Ban On ‘Forced Prison Labor’ Fails

November 11, 2024 2:05 pmNovember 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Proposition 6, a proposed Constitutional amendment that would have halted involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, was officially called on Sunday, failing to move forward. The proposition was brought together earlier this year by lawmakers and advocates pushing for...