Tax Measures Everywhere—For What Purposes?
The coming March 3 California primary election is not simply about the presidential contest and legislative races, it’s also about taxes—big time. Voters will decide on a record 231 local tax and bond measures (backed by taxes) across the state. The California Taxpayers Association amassed a listing of the 231 measures, which cover the gambit […]
A Suggestion for the Governor: The Best Way to Raise Revenue Is to Allow Businesses to Create New Jobs, Not to Support the Largest Tax Increase in State History
Dear Governor Newsom, In early January, you released your proposed state budget for the next fiscal year. Thanks to a sustained economic recovery within the business community, the state has near-full employment and $78 billion more in total budget tax revenue since 2010–11. In fact, state and local tax and fee revenue has increased by […]
The PAGA Gold Rush
The labor union-backed authors of a new report scoff at potential abuses of the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), but hundreds of trial lawyers have pursued this modern-day gold rush. One of the state’s top PAGA lawyers even drives a Rolls Royce with the license plate MR. PAGA. PAGA empowers them to use the […]
CA Voters are Casting Ballots–What Does That Mean?
The Tracker is Back! In it’s 7th iteration, and always improving, we are excited to launch the PDI absentee ballot return tracker for California. Check it out at this link. A few things we’ve updated for this cycle: :: The graphics are cleaner and should load faster. We hope the tracker will work better under the […]