Since the passage of Proposition 13, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has fought relentlessly for California’s citizen taxpayers and homeowners. Through its nearly 50-year history, we’ve had more than our share of victories as well as defeats. Although not all the votes have been counted – due to California’s typical refusal to conduct elections in a timely manner – it appears that Proposition 43 may fail. If it does, it would be truly disappointing. Prop. 43 would have restored a provision of Prop. 13 that requires that any local tax for a specific purpose obtain a two-thirds vote of the...