Primary Election: Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing

March 10, 2020 4:17 pmMarch 10, 2020 5:57 pm

As California’s unionized government tightened the screws on everyone who works for a living, responsible citizens have become increasingly disgruntled. The preliminary election returns reported on March 4th – the day after the election, and the day when we...

California Voters Reject Nearly Half of the 236 Local Tax and Bond Measures in March Primary

March 9, 2020 7:56 amMarch 9, 2020 10:06 am

‘Voters have delivered a statement that they are experiencing tax and bond fatigue, and they don’t trust either municipal or state politicians to spend that money effectively. A second California tax revolt could be upon us.’ ~Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis...

Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...