Water Rates Under Proposition 218
The September 1997 issue of Debt Line reported on an Attorney General opinion which concluded that water service was not "property related" for purposes of Article XIIID of the California Constitution...
View ArticleText of Proposition 218 with Analysis
Right To Vote On Taxes ActStatement of Drafters' IntentHoward Jarvis Taxpayers Association, January 1997SECTION 1. TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act."...
View ArticleBig Court Win for Taxpayers: Proposition 218 Means What It Says
Although it received very little press attention, taxpayers recently won a huge victory in the California Supreme Court. The ruling in Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Beringson has created...
View ArticleClosing the Assessment Loophole in Proposition 13
Proposition 13 could be rendered meaningless if Proposition 218 fails at the polls.Consider: Proposition 13 is a law designed chiefly to protect property taxpayers. It put limits on how high and how...
View ArticleNo Tears for L.A.
The city of Los Angeles has been caught with its hand in the cookie jar. The city's hands are experienced at this maneuver, but they don't usually get caught. In this case, the California Court of...
View ArticleL.A. Overcharging for Water
Koko the gorilla, a resident of the Los Angeles Zoo, had become quite adept at picking the pockets of the zoo keeper. One day Koko used the zoo keeper's key to let himself out of his cage, and ambled...
View ArticleScary Times Made Scarier By Property Tax Bills
For many, these are scary economic times as the value of homes and investments declines. Adding to the anxiety, property tax bills are arriving in mail boxes across the state. Read more >>
View ArticleArnold's Tax Hikes: Wrong and Illegal
It is no surprise that fiscal conservatives in California are appalled at the breathtaking assault on taxpayers proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both activists and elected leaders -- usually...
View ArticleNEWS: San Diego’s Special Hotel Tax Levy Held to Be Unconstitutional
A state appeals court ruled San Diego violated Propositions 13 and 218 by imposing a special tax without the required two thirds vote, reports the Metropolitan News-Enterprise. San Diego had created a...
View ArticleBackground on Proposition 218
Proposition 218 came to the rescue of Proposition 13. Read more >>
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