In politics sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. Just ask the national Republican Party. However there is no doubt that …
California Commentary
Know Your Property Tax Bill
Every year about the time we start seeing pumpkins an unpleasant official looking envelope appears in property owners' mail boxes. For most homeowners …
Prop. 88 Puts Prop. 13 in Jeopardy
Homeowners are easy targets. Typically we commit most of our working lives to pay for a home. For many it is our greatest financial asset our security …
Tax Schizophrenia on the Ballot
Taxes have become the featured player this election season. Most of the tax talk revolves around Governor Schwarzenegger's hardcore no new taxes …
Caution: Bonds Have A Hidden Cost
There was a popular song a few years ago called "Money for Nothing." While the tune was a satire on the vast amounts paid to successful rock …
Taxpayers Are Not Mushrooms
Taxpayers are not mushrooms. So why do government officials keep us in the dark and feed us manure? Two seemingly unrelated stories are unfolding in …
An Endless But Not Thankless Task
Some people ask why we bother to fight government waste and the misuse of taxpayer dollars. They see the success of our endeavor to be about as likely …
Assuring the Viability of Home Ownership
During World War II experienced fighter pilots understood that if they maintained the maximum angle of ascent eventually the aircraft would shudder …
The ‘Container Tax:’ Just Another Proposition 13 Avoidance Scheme
Now that football season has begun optimistic fans dream of winning the big game and a world championship. Coaches devise game plans that will keep …
Widely Diverse Coalition Opposes Proposition 88
If David and Goliath were alive today they would likely take time out from their battle to cast a ballot against Proposition 88. So too would the …