A Back Door Way to Tax Business
A parcel tax for parks and perhaps another for relieving homelessness is coming to a head in Los Angeles County with efforts to tax property parcels on a square footage basis. This is an obvious attempt to collect more tax revenue from business property owners. Most business parcels contain larger structures. In Los Angeles, movie […]
Hijacking the Prop 1A High Speed Rail Funds
Bill AB-1889, a “gut and amend” bill, that appeared suddenly on the scene, is being carried through the Legislature by Assembly Speaker Pro Tem, Kevin Mullin, but is sponsored by the commuter train line, Caltrain. The bill passed through the State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee (T&H) last Thursday ( 6-28-2016) on a 6 to […]
More Voter Discouragement for California’s Top Two Scheme
The new Field Poll shows another price of the California’s top two scheme: voter discouragement. Field reports that 15 percent of likely voters in their survey intend to sit out this November’s U.S. Senate contest between two Democrats, Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. This number includes 31 percent of state republicans and 35 […]
Ten Facts About The Money Behind California’s 17 Ballot Initiatives
1 — There are 17 measures that have qualified for California’s November ballot, covering everything from death and taxes to sex, drugs, and guns. 2 — Initiative campaigns have already raised about $185 million. 3 — The biggest spender so far is the pharmaceutical industry. It has contributed $70 million — or 38 percent of all the […]