News, press coverage, reports and studies from the Californians to Stop Higher Property Taxes team.
Media Coverage
Another California tax revolt
While 1773 and 1978 may seem like they have nothing in common, both years go down in history books as…
| Daily Breeze
Media Coverage
California legislators must stop the attorney general from rigging ballot initiative descriptions
Imagine that in next year's presidential race, election officials scrambled the letters in Donald Trump so it appeared on ballots…
| Cal Matters
Press Releases
ICYMI: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Warns, “California is on the verge of another taxpayer revolt”
$12.5 billion-a-year property tax hike will result in more voters, businesses moving out of state SACRAMENTO, CA - Last week, Jon Coupal,…
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$12.5 Billion-A-Year Property Tax Hike Continues to Sink Under 50 Percent Support in Public Polls
Largest Tax Increase in California History Has Tough Road Ahead SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)…
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ICYMI: California Taxpayers Association President Warns, “Don’t fall for petition on California split-roll property tax”
SACRAMENTO, CA - Last week, Robert Gutierrez, president of the California Taxpayers Association, penned an opinion piece for The Modesto Bee cautioning voters to…
Media Coverage
Don’t fall for petition on California split-roll property tax
It's that time of year again where signature gatherers are hustling outside shopping centers, farmers markets and grocery stores asking…
| The Modesto Bee
Media Coverage
The dirty tricks to increase your taxes
Perhaps California's political structure hasn't quite devolved into the kind of despotic regime like we see in North Korea or…
| Daily Breeze
Press Releases
ICYMI: Growing List of Columnists, Editorial Boards Voice Frustration Over Attorney General Becerra’s Biased Title & Summary for $12.5 Billion Property Tax Hike
SACRAMENTO, CA - Earlier this month, Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the title and summary for the $12.5 billion a year split-roll…
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The false premises and promises of the push for split roll
I guess desperate times call for desperate measures. But I am keeping my fingers crossed that California voters, already living…
| Orange County Register
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Small businesses and communities rely on Prop. 13
A study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) found only 22 percent of U.S. small-business owners own the…
| San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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Split roll can’t fix what ails California
After several fits and starts, the battle over the defense of Proposition 13 began in earnest last week as progressive…
| Orange County Register
Press Releases
ICYMI: San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Says Attorney General Becerra Should Be ‘Ashamed’ Over Split-Roll Title & Summary
SACRAMENTO, CA - Yesterday, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a scathing editorial opposing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's biased title…
Media Coverage
Editorial: Don’t tell California voters that a huge tax hike is a ‘change’
For decades, the state Attorney General's Office has manipulated California voters by drafting misleading ballot descriptions...
| San Diego Union Tribune
Press Releases
Proponents of Highest Tax Increase In California History Deceiving Voters Claiming Measure Will ‘Protect Prop 13’
Measure will ultimately drive up prices for all consumers SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, proponents of the flawed $12.5 billion…
Press Releases
ICYMI: Southern California News Group Editorial: Xavier Becerra rigs ballot with biased split roll summary
SACRAMENTO, CA - Yesterday, all 11 Southern California News Group newspapers published an editorial opposing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's biased title…
Media Coverage
Xavier Becerra rigs ballot with biased split roll summary
We can almost imagine the celebrations in union headquarters after California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the title and summary...
| Orange County Register
Media Coverage
Xavier Becerra rigs ballot with biased split roll summary
We can almost imagine the celebrations in union headquarters after California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the title and summary...
| Los Angeles Daily News
Press Releases
Split-Roll Measure Tests Under 50 Percent In Public Polls: Measure Faces Long Uphill Battle
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the results of a recent public poll showing that only 47…
Media Coverage
Proposition 13 works and remains popular. So why are special interests attacking it?
Backers of an initiative to eliminate Proposition 13's protections for some groups finally acknowledged something we have known all...
| CalMatters, Op-Ed
Press Releases
ICYMI: Comstock’s Magazine Editorial: A Split-Roll Property Tax Measure Is Bad for Business
SACRAMENTO, CA - Yesterday, Winnie Comstock-Carlson, the president and publisher of Comstock's Magazine, penned an opinion piece expressing her opposition to…
Media Coverage
A Split-Roll Property Tax Measure Is Bad for Business
Prop. 13 has worked for four decades because it is simple to administer and provides one measure of stability in…
| Comstock's Magazine
Media Coverage
If Commercial Property Taxes Increase, Will California Companies Stop Hiring, Investing?
I weighed in on a proposed ballot initiative which, if passed, would split the property roll un Prop. 13. Known…
| San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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Attack on Prop. 13 falters, but danger is still ahead
Californians' tax rates are among the nation's highest in almost every category, but their property tax levels have remained reasonable.…
| Pasadena Star-News
Press Releases
Split Roll Opponents Demand Flawed Measure Be Pulled From Ballot
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, the proponents of a split roll property tax measure that qualified for the November 2020 statewide ballot…
Media Coverage
The high cost of split roll implementation
A proposed initiative that is headed for the November 2020 statewide ballot aims to raise at least $9 billion a…
| The Editorial Board
Media Coverage
Protect Golden State taxpayers, protect Proposition 13 for all
Big changes in expenses are dangerous for those in commercial real estate development. We like to be able to predict…
| Orange County Register
Media Coverage
Higher property taxes on businesses still loom, despite Measure EE’s defeat
Last month, voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure EE, the $500 million per year property tax increase rushed to the ballot by...
| Los Angeles Daily News
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Santa Clara County Assessor: A recession is ‘overdue’
Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone is upbeat about the economy, but he also imparted words of caution to members…
| The Mercury News
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If L.A. won’t raises taxes for schools, will Californians vote to overhaul Proposition 13?
Most of us learned the dangers of making political predictions about 31 months ago. But it's still pretty hard to…
| CALmatters
Media Coverage
Assessed Property Value in San Diego County Grows 6% to Record $575 Billion
County Assessor Ernest Dronenburg announced Thursday that the county's 2019 assessed value of taxable property is almost $575 billion, a…
| Times of San Diego
Media Coverage
Split roll proposal is a recipe for disaster in California
With Tax Day approaching on April 15, it is often overlooked that property taxes are due on Nov. 1 and…
| San Bernardino Sun
Media Coverage
Millennials shouldn’t fall for anti-Prop. 13 hype. Prop. 13 protects them, too.
California is currently in the middle of a housing crisis. A crisis so severe, that Gov. Gavin Newsom is committed…
| Orange County Register
Media Coverage
California has a huge surplus. So why are legislators still trying to raise taxes?
With the state and local governments posting large revenue gains under the existing tax structure...
| CALmatters
Media Coverage
Should the State of California eliminate Proposition 13?
In November 2020, California voters will be given a chance to weigh in on one of the most dangerous...
| Fox and Hounds
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Politics won over good policy, and now Californians face even more taxes
Californians complain their state is unaffordable. The cost of living is at a record high, housing prices are...
| CALmatters
Reports & Studies
Split Roll Property Tax Fact Sheet
Why is Split Roll Wrong for California? A split roll property tax would represent a massive increase in the cost…
| California Taxpayers Association
Media Coverage
Don’t let them gut Prop. 13
Stable property taxes on our business properties and homes under Proposition 13 are under attack.
| Napa Valley Register
Reports & Studies
35 years strong: The importance of Proposition 13 for every Californian.
Throughout the 1960's and 70's California homeowners saw their property tax rise dramatically. At first, some of the increases were…
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Media Coverage
Maybe it’s time for California’s taxpayers to go on strike
Around California, public school teachers are on strike seeking more pay, better benefits and less competition...
| Daily News
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Split roll will only make California less attractive to businesses
California might be about to undermine the best argument it has to attract new business and jobs.
| Orange County Register
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Changing Prop. 13 could worsen California’s housing crisis. Here’s how
For four decades, Proposition 13, the property tax reform that passed in 1978, has been blamed for many of the…
| Orange County Register
Media Coverage
Commentary: Despite Proposition 13, California property tax revenue has soared
Much has been said and written - mostly negatively - about the effects of Proposition 13, California's iconic law limiting…
| CALmatters
Reports & Studies
Common Claims About Proposition 13
Proposition 13 was a landmark decision by California's voters in ...
| Legislative Analyst’s Office
Reports & Studies
Proposition 13 Revisited: A Look at California’s Property Tax 35 Years After Passage of Proposition 13
Proposition 13 has done what it set out to do...
| California Tax Foundation
Reports & Studies
California’s Property Tax
Despite Recession, Property Tax Revenues Remained Stable. Property tax revenues increased throughout the recession while other major revenue sources declined…
| Legislative Analyst's Office
Reports & Studies
An Analysis of Split Roll Property Tax Issues and Impacts
Overall, this study finds that a split roll property tax regime would have a significant and detrimental impact on the…