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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...

California Shows First Population Gain Since 2020

April 16, 2024 1:43 pmApril 16, 2024 1:43 pm

Chief Demographer of California Walter Schwarm announced on Monday that the population of California will rebound for the first time since 2020. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, California’s population that year was at roughly 39.5 million. However, due in part...

California Population Loss Slows, State Loses Only 32,000 Between July 2022 and July 2023

December 20, 2023 2:30 amDecember 20, 2023 3:46 pm

The California Department of Finance announced on Tuesday that California’s overall population loss slowed down dramatically during the 2022-2023 fiscal year, with the state population going down by only 37,200 people between July 2022 and July 2023. According to the...

California Loses Another 817,000 Residents in 2022 to Other States

October 27, 2023 8:49 amOctober 27, 2023 8:49 am

In 2022, 817,000 Californians moved to other states. “The nation’s exemplar of liberal governance continued to shed residents at a dizzying pace in 2022, with 817,000 Golden Staters moving to other states — including 150,000 to red regions like Texas...

California’s General Fund Relies on the Super Rich and Federal Bailouts

January 13, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 13, 2021 6:11 pm

One of the biggest reasons California’s technology moguls supported the Biden/Harris candidacy had nothing to do with ideology. It had to do with their pocketbooks. Because with a Californian presiding over the Senate, and a Californian Speaker of the House,...

Prop. 19 Makes Changes to California Property Tax Laws

November 6, 2020 2:28 amNovember 9, 2020 11:27 am

It appears that the electorate has passed Proposition 19, which changes property tax rules. It was placed on the statewide ballot by the Legislature by ACA 11 (Mullin), which enacts The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims...

Tenants and Landlords Hurt by Garcetti’s Failed Housing Policies

August 11, 2020 6:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:30 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced that he would shut off the power and water of any residents holding “large parties,” as we have been seeing...