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May 4
3 min

Now is not the time for the crushing tax hikes a split roll would bring

For decades there have been calls for California to reform our tax system and there is no time like the present to get it done.

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Anaheim-Angels stadium deal a win for taxpayers

Carolyn Cavecche

Dec 14, 2019
3 min

Anaheim-Angels stadium deal a win for taxpayers

For years I have been able to watch the debate in Anaheim on what to do with the stadium with clear eye

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The false premises and promises of the push for split roll

Carolyn Cavecche

Nov 1, 2019
3 min

The false premises and promises of the push for split roll

I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

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Orange County has lost one of the good ones

Carolyn Cavecche

Aug 17, 2019
3 min

Orange County has lost one of the good ones

In an era when people run for public office for all the wrong reasons Eric stood out.

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Santa Ana and Stanton out of compliance with Measure M2

Carolyn Cavecche

Jun 1, 2019
3 min

Santa Ana and Stanton out of compliance with Measure M2

City budgets can make the eyes of even the most interested taxpayer roll back a bit in their head.

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Unpacking the effort to allow AQMD to raise SoCal taxes

Carolyn Cavecche

Mar 25, 2019
3 min

Unpacking the effort to allow AQMD to raise SoCal taxes

There are rules when it comes to taxes. How high they can go, what they can be used for… and there are rules about which public agencies ...

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Millennials shouldn't fall for anti-Prop.13 hype

Carolyn Cavecche

Mar 10, 2019
4 min

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 comm...

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Incumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollars

Carolyn Cavecche

Mar 1, 2019
3 min

Incumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollars

AS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job title...

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Carolyn Cavecche

Feb 24, 2019
3 min

Oppose Sacramento's latest 'gas tax'

You have to give politicians in Sacramento credit. They don't waste time celebrating their victories before starting their next plan of a...

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Carolyn Cavecche

Feb 28, 2018
3 min

Incumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollars

AS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job title...

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Split-roll is just the first attack on Prop. 13

Carolyn Cavecche

Jan 5, 2018
3 min

Split-roll is just the first attack on Prop. 13

For the past few years, taxpayer advocates, including the Orange County Taxpayers Association, have been sounding the alarm of an impendi...

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Addressing Deferred Maintenance in National Parks Without Raising Taxes

Carolyn Cavecche

Dec 21, 2017
2 min

Addressing Deferred Maintenance in National Parks Without Raising Taxes

I am a National Park Enthusiast. I have a passport that I bring with me to get stamped at each park I visit. I actually plan vacations ...

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California is taxed enough without Republican tax reform

Carolyn Cavecche

Nov 28, 2017
3 min

California is taxed enough without Republican tax reform

The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, by a vote of 227-205. Now it's up to the Senate to pas...

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Political posturing risks CalOptima's stability

Carolyn Cavecche

Jul 24, 2017
3 min

Political posturing risks CalOptima's stability

Many of us who either grew up in, or have lived in, Orange County for many decades remember the old county hospital just off the Santa An...

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Carolyn Cavecche

Feb 20, 2017
3 min

Where is all the money for dams?

As a taxpayer, I have some basic expectations. When I dial 9-1-1 I want a police officer or firefighter to arrive at my house as quickly ...

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Carolyn Cavecche

Dec 13, 2016
2 min

Letters: Prop. 13 works for all

Re: "High-priced coastal homes have lower tax rates than inland Houses due to Prop 13, study finds," [News, Dec. 5]: The headline of your...

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How did Westminster get into such dire financial straits?

Carolyn Cavecche

Jul 7, 2016
3 min

How did Westminster get into such dire financial straits?

The following post was published in the Opinion section in The Orange County Register. To view, click here. On June 22nd, the Westminster...

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Newport Beach Pulls Taxpayers Protection Act Off the November Ballot

Carolyn Cavecche

Jun 21, 2016
2 min

Newport Beach Pulls Taxpayers Protection Act Off the November Ballot

To make the statement that there are factions who don't like each other on the Newport Beach City Council is probably the understatement ...

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Legislature seeks to enact split-roll property tax

Carolyn Cavecche

Mar 16, 2016
2 min

Legislature seeks to enact split-roll property tax

Just last month, we were pleased to announce that the pro-tax coalition behind placing an anti-Proposition 13 measure on the November bal...

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Carolyn Cavecche

Mar 6, 2016
3 min

Prop. 13 must be guarded jealously

Recently I had two very different encounters regarding Proposition 13 that should be wake up calls for both California taxpayers and thos...

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