A long-forgotten aspect of the nuclear arms race was the costly undertaking by the United States to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft as a strategic …
California Commentary
The dark side of stimulus
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down with massive disruptions in virtually every aspect of human life. With some notable exceptions, …
Prop. 13 opponents turn in their signatures
With great fanfare, the proponents of an initiative to raise property taxes in California by $12 billion a year announced they had turned in over 1.7 …
Little coronavirus relief for property owners
The second installment of the 2019-2020 property tax bill was due on Friday and we hope the majority of California’s property owners were able to pay …
Pension bomb fuse just got shorter
Homeowners have enough to worry about in the current coronavirus crisis. They face an April 10 deadline for the second installment of their annual …
Pressure mounts for property tax relief
From many corners, California politicians and tax officials are under increasing pressure to extend the current April 10 deadline for paying …
Protecting taxpayers in a time of crisis
The word “unprecedented” is fitting for the coronavirus crisis that is now savaging both the health of countless Americans as well as our nation’s …
Money can’t buy love, or elections
Of the many conclusions that can be drawn from the March primary election in California, perhaps the most notable is that money doesn’t always …
Is failure of the 2020 Prop. 13 sign of a new tax revolt?
The good Proposition 13 — the one from 1978, not the $15 billion school bond currently on electoral life support — was the beginning of the modern …
Fake Taxpayer Group Misleads Voters on Prop. 13 Bond Measure
We’ve seen this before. Fearful that taxpayers might reject a proposed tax increase or bond, the proponents of the measure will trot out some …