Prop 13 at 35
In recognition of Prop 13’s 35th Anniversary, Fox & Hounds is featuring 3 stories below discussing Prop 13’s impact over the past 3 decades.
CalTax Releases Report on Proposition 13: Data Shows Property Tax Burden Has Not Shifted to Homeowners
On the eve of the 35th anniversary of the voters’ approval of Proposition 13, the California Taxpayers Association released a research report examining the effects of the landmark initiative, and presenting empirical evidence that there has been no shift of the property tax burden from businesses to homeowners. Proposition 13 Revisited: A look at California’s […]
Thirty-Five Years Ago, Howard Jarvis Changed the Golden State Forever
In the mid-1970s, when I was a law student at Pepperdine and California state chairman of a conservative volunteer group, the Young Americans for Freedom, we began to get visits at the YAF offices from a brusque older gentleman named Howard Jarvis. I had heard Jarvis during his appearances on Ray Briem’s late-night talk show […]
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 in Europe. On the same date, Californians will also celebrate a second liberation, the passage of Proposition 13 which 35 years ago reined in the onerous property tax system and made […]
Assembly Committee Votes Down Resolution to Honor California Small Businesses
ACR 48, which designated May as “Start a Small Business Month” and highlights economic policies that encourage the success of small businesses in California was voted down by the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and The Economy on a party line vote of 3-6, with all Republicans voting “Aye”. As a small business owner, […]
AB 667: The “WalMart” Bill — Using Government For Political Purposes
You don’t need another example of how the Legislature wastes time and taxpayer dollars, but here’s a great one: AB 667. This bill is nothing new. A version of it is introduced almost every session. Last go-‘round it was SB 469 by Juan Vargas, and it’s such a bad bill that even Governor Brown vetoed […]