Feb. 18, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi The attacks on Proposition 13 never seem to end. The 1978 tax-cut initiative's enemies, such as former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, conjure up a misleading image of large corporate owners of commercial real estate dodging taxes by selling commercial propertie...
Posts Tagged ‘Proposition 13’Split-roll property tax would hit small business hardMonday, February 18th, 2013Willie Brown wants to gut Prop. 13Monday, December 10th, 2012Dec. 10, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Willie Brown just reminded us why in 1990 voters passed term limits largely to move him out of his seat as California Assembly-Speaker-for-Life. Brown wrote that Prop. 13 should be reformed by “cleverly” by making “a racehorse look like a donkey.” B... Prop. 13 ‘split roll’ looms: Karma for Chamber of Commerce?Friday, December 7th, 2012Nov. 7, 2012 By Chris Reed For years, the California Chamber of Commerce has had a squishy aversion to confrontation and a comfort level with Sacramento's machine politicians that should inflame any small-government conservative. What has this toadying and willingness to fight against construc... Beware of lawmakers selling Prop. 13 snake oilTuesday, December 4th, 2012 Dec. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes Like geese migrating South for the winter, every year a combination of journalists, editorial boards, and “experts” join California's liberal politicians in calling for the repeal of Proposition 13. They can't stand the 1978 ballot initiative which revolutioniz... Trick or Treat? Proposition 31 is reverse of Prop. 13Monday, October 29th, 2012Oct. 29, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The California Taxpayer’s Association spotted a provision in Proposition 31 whose importance no one has noticed until now. It appears to prohibit making any cuts or increases to the state budget of $25 million or more. In other words, it appears to freeze 9... Why a split-roll property tax is DOAMonday, June 11th, 2012 June 11, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi A proposed ballot proposition circulating for signatures in California for what is called a “spilt tax roll” is dead on arrival at the ballot box in November 2012 should it gather the necessary 807,614 signatures. (See Item 1560 -- Initiatives Cleared for ... California voters OK 63% of tax measuresFriday, June 8th, 2012 June 8, 2012 By Chriss Street Local voters approved 63 percent -- or 55 of the 87 -- local tax, bond or fee measures on the June 5, 2012 California primary ballot, according to Michael Coleman, the creator of CaliforniaCityFinance.com. Majority vote measures fared much better than supermajorit... Revving Up Higher Property TaxesTuesday, March 20th, 2012MARCH 20, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Every year the Legislature attempts to rewrite Proposition 13, the 1978 ballot initiative that successfully returned property value assessments to 1975 levels, limited property taxes to 1 percent of assessed valuation and capped annual property tax increases to 2... California Faces Decisive 2012Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 BY JOHN SEILER JAN. 4, 2012 It's fun to gloat about our great weather when calling freezing relatives Back East on New Year's Day. And some good things are keeping the sun shining this year. Silicon Valley's global technology dominance will continue in 2012. Despite the foolishness of the s... Brown’s Moonbeam Jobs SchemeThursday, September 15th, 2011 John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown lately has gotten in touch with his Inner Moonbeam, launching it into orbit. He's spent his first eight months in office killing jobs with his push for more regulations and taxes. Unemployment, at 12 percent in July, keeps going up. Tomorrow's new numbers for Augu... |