We’ve seen this before. Fearful that taxpayers might reject a proposed tax increase or bond, the proponents of the measure will trot out some endorsement of a fake organization with a pro-taxpayer sounding name. It is a highly deceptive tactic meant to confuse voters. Before this campaign season began, had...
Commentary: Just say no to the new Proposition 13
Our state is already drowning in debt because of gross mismanagement in Sacramento. If the state can’t improve the quality of schools with the billions they’ve already been given, what will convince us that they will act any differently with an additional $15 billion? Click here to read the article...
HJTA LAUNCHES RADIO AD CAMPAIGN OPPOSING MARCH 3 BALLOT’S “PROPOSITION 13”
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the most influential taxpayer advocacy group in California, today (24) launched a statewide radio ad campaign in opposition to Proposition 13 on the March 3 ballot, a $15 billion bond for school facilities that also will raise debt limits on local school districts. The script...
Endorsement: Vote no on Proposition 13 school bond measure
For starters, as the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association notes, it’s hard to fathom why a state with a $7 billion surplus would float a huge school construction bond that with interest would cost taxpayers $740 million a year for 35 years — $11 billion in estimate interest over the life of...
Voters should reject this proposition 13
The confusingly numbered “Proposition 13” on the March 3 statewide ballot will waste taxpayer dollars, needlessly increase the state’s debt burden, and encourage school districts to issue more debt, raising property tax bills. Voters should reject it. Click here to read the article in EdSource.
Commentary: No on Prop. 13 — school bond measure means higher property taxes for homeowners
By now, most California voters have received their ballot pamphlets for next month’s election. Some may be confused to see that they are being asked to vote on “Proposition 13.” No, this proposition is not the same as the landmark Proposition 13 that was approved in 1978 and saved homeowners...
Editorial: Reject Prop. 13, California’s $15 billion school bond plan
State legislators want to make more money available for needed school construction and they want to encourage transit-oriented development. Those are laudable goals. But they shouldn’t perpetuate a system that subsidizes private developers by excusing them from fully funding classroom construction needed for their new homes; force current homeowners to...
The latest Prop. 13 is bad for taxpayers. Vote No on March 3.
Instead of protecting California taxpayers, however, this $15 billion school bond threatens to significantly increase local property taxes – and embodies the opposite idea from the original Prop. 13. Specifically, it earmarks $9 billion for preschools and K-12 building modernization and $6 billion for public universities and community colleges. Click...