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Sacramento Taxpayers President Warns of Prop. 13 Bait and Switch

November 6, 2019 7:41 amNovember 8, 2019 8:36 am

Debra Desrosiers, President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, walked out of Sam’s Club in Yuba City Saturday and saw a guy at a table collecting signatures for ballot initiatives. “Read the signs… who wouldn’t sign what is on the table?...

Petition To Increase Property Taxes For Commercial And Industrial Property Underway In California

October 30, 2019 6:04 amOctober 30, 2019 6:08 am

Signature gathering began Sunday for a proposition that would increase taxes for commercial and industrial properties in California. Currently state law follows the language of Proposition 13, a 1978 law that can only raise the value of a property by...

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....

Prop 13 Split-Roll Tax Increase Would Hurt Business, and Affordable Housing Efforts

February 11, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 11, 2019 7:21 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced during his budget press conference he is on a mission to force cities across the state to build more affordable housing, or risk losing state transportation dollars. But with a Constitutional Amendment initiative on the...