For millions of California homeowners Saturday was a day that will live in infamy. Without a single public hearing the California Assembly passed …
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Shakedowns
I've received a number of calls from reporters over the last few weeks seeking my reaction to the fact that many tax hike bills have stalled in the …
No It’s Not Just for Seniors — Prop. 13 Has Something for Everybody
This Thursday the 6th of June the Western democracies will commemorate the Normandy invasion that marked the beginning of the end of Fascist tyranny …
Will Republican Legislators Betray Taxpayers?
This week the California Legislature will consider Assembly Bill 8 a massive $2.3 billion car tax increase. In better days a tax increase this large …
The New Legislature’s Assault on Prop 13 Begins
Last week we alerted California taxpayers as to the immediate threats to Proposition 13 being heard by a California legislative committee. As fully …
Don’t Leave ‘Em with Two Nickels to Rub Together
In a bunker somewhere in Sacramento a secret committee meeting of state power brokers is taking place. Let's listen in as the chairman addresses the …
The Ongoing War on Working Folks Part Two
Last week this column looked at the anomaly of how the Democratic Party -- which proudly holds itself out as the champion of working people -- …
The Ongoing War on Working Folks
Why is it that the political party that once proudly declared that it stood for working people is now laboring so hard to cost those Californians who …
The Bill Has Come Due
Expect to hear a lot more pronouncements from state and local government officials about the need for tax increases cuts to public services or both. …
Enemies of Prop. 13 Make Clear Their Intentions
It is fitting that on Tax Day April 15th those who seek to destroy Proposition 13 have now revealed their intentions. We already knew about all the …