Proposition 13 remains a godsend to fixed-income retirees and middle-income workers who can’t pay the increased property tax assessments they would have faced over the last 40 years as California home prices quintupled.
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Commentary: How Prop. 15 could undo hard-earned progress for countless businesses
San Diego’s residents have made significant progress through our collective efforts to safely reopen our economy while limiting COVID-19’s spread. However, those successes could be short-lived due to something entirely preventable: Proposition 15.
Prop. 15: The legislature should reform California’s tax system
Yet today, amidst the challenges of a pandemic, we are confronted with a different kind of challenge that will surely bring with it additional burdens to our already fragile economy in the form of higher taxes – Proposition 15.
Editorial: Prop. 15 won’t fix biggest California property tax problem
California’s property tax system is a mess. Proposition 15, the “split roll” measure on the Nov. 3 ballot…
Governor Newsom, Just say No to Prop 15
I may own my restaurant, but I don’t own the building, nor do a majority of Sacramento restaurateurs. That’s why I am so worried about Proposition 15 and its impact on small businesses like mine.
Norm Groot, Guest Commentary: Prop. 15 horrible for farming
Maybe there’s nothing certain but death and taxes, but voters should beware: creating a new “split-roll” property tax with Proposition 15 would result in the largest property tax increase in state history — and would likely mean the end for more California family farms.
Will California Farms Survive the Split-Roll?
Prop. 15 will not help. It will make things worse. It will remove Prop. 13’s protections for California farmers, triggering annual reassessments at market value for agriculture-related fixtures, irrigation systems and improvements, including barns, dairies, processing plants, wineries, producing fruit trees, nut trees and vineyards.
Vote No on Proposition 15’s destructive property tax hikes
Proposition 15, which would raise property taxes on commercial and industrial buildings by as much as $12.5 billion annually, is the most significant tax measure to reach the California ballot in decades.
Southern California’s future depends on defeating Proposition 15
Amid conditions not seen since the Great Depression, voters will decide this November the fate of Proposition 15—the largest proposed property tax increase in state history.
OUR VIEW: Endorsements: Ballot targets property: Vote NO on Props 15, 19 and 21
Proposition 13, a landmark property tax cutting initiative passed by voters in 1978, has become the “third rail” of California politics. Just suggest overturning or changing the limits on assessing property tax in California and a politician can see his or her political future go up in flames.