The “Undo” Election is Coming
The 2020 election is shaping up as the “undo” election with proposed ballot measures hoping to undo high profile and often controversial past measures approved by voters: Proposition 13 and the high-speed rail. Already qualified for the 2020 ballot is the split roll property tax establishing separate taxing requirements for business and residential property. The […]
California’s Next Governor Will Have a Long “Want-List.”
On Day One of his new administration, Gavin Newsom or John Cox will enunciate his vision for California, and call on the Legislature to implement it, whether it’s spurring more housing, increasing school funding, eliminating the new “sanctuary” law, cutting taxes or “resisting” the Trump Administration. He will set the agenda for how to spend […]
Locals Seek New Levies Despite $4B Property Tax Surge
Local government officials throughout the state got some very good financial news when county tax assessors toted up changes in taxable property values for their 2018-19 budgets. The state’s uber-strong real estate market generated a 6.51 percent increase in those values, adding another $374 billion to the property tax rolls and pushing the total to […]
California Initiative Editorial Scorecard #5
Forward Observer and Klink Campaigns developed the 2018 California Initiative Editorial Scorecard to keep track of editorials for and against the 11 statewide initiatives on this November’s ballot. We will update the scorecard weekly with ballot measure endorsements (pro and con) from the top 20 California newspapers by circulation. The fifth edition of the California […]
A Real Impact From Business Voters
When most people think about voting, they think that their vote for president is the most important vote they can give. Let me tell you: those people are wrong. In California, your vote for president doesn’t mean a whole lot. But your vote in this year’s election is even more important than your vote in […]