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Setting aside all the bah humbug
A little-known fact about Howard Jarvis is that, long before achieving fame as the author of Proposition 13, he ran for the United States Senate in …
Court approves lying to voters to pass bonds
If ever voters needed a reason to vote no on every single bond measure that appears on the ballot, here it is: The Court of Appeal for Third Appellate …
How dirty are California’s ‘green’ policies?
Of all 50 states, it would be difficult to match California’s posturing as a “green” state with the nation’s most stringent environmental policies. …
Landmark Legal Victories for Taxpayers
Nordlinger v. Hahn (1992) 505 U.S. 1. The purchaser of a house in Los Angeles County challenged the constitutionality of Proposition 13 because his …
Falling support for the bullet train
High-speed rail advocates are on edge as the governor and the state legislature squabble over where to spend the high-speed rail project’s remaining …
Bullet Train on Track to Fail
[Sassy_Social_Share] BULLET TRAIN ON TRACK TO FAIL We hate to say, “We told you so,” but HJTA predicted back in 2008 that the bullet train would end …
Thank You, John Suttie
By Craig Mordoh The longtime president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, John Suttie, announced his retirement in 2020 after a stellar …
California should stick to the basics
In this time of New Year’s resolutions, here’s one for California: Stick to the basics. Unfortunately, our elected leadership believe that any problem …
The fate of California hangs on Georgia
So why should Californians care about a runoff election for two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia occurring Jan. 5? The answer is simple. The outcome of …