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California Commentary
Is California really a low property tax state?
To hear progressives tell it, California’s property tax is way too low and needs to be increased to fund the critical needs of schools and local …
Will California’s taxpayers ever pay enough?
Every day it seems like the California Legislature careens further off the rails, and we’re not just talking about the state’s infamous high speed …
California may be reaching the point of ‘taxuration’
The phenomenon of “taxuration” occurs when taxpayers are so saturated with new tax-hike proposals that they start to rebel. According to a new poll, …
LAUSD’s punishing parcel tax proposal
America’s most dysfunctional school district has stepped in it again. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), apparently coming to the …
Gavin Newsom’s threat to localities is extortion by any other name
Shortly after his inauguration, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he would withhold funds designated for transportation from local governments that …
What the pension ruling means for California’s taxpayers
Last week, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Cal Fire Local 2881 v. CalPERS, a case involving public employee pensions. For taxpayers, …
Maybe it’s time for California’s taxpayers to go on strike
Around California, public school teachers are on strike seeking more pay, better benefits and less competition from charter schools. They are also …
Legitimate lawsuit or political posturing?
The big news last week was the lawsuit filed by California and 15 other states challenging President Trump’s declaration of an emergency related to …
Please, Governor, don’t derail the bullet train derailment
Even before California’s High Speed Rail bond proposal appeared on the ballot in November 2008, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association commissioned …