By CHIP MONACO PUBLISHED: August 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM PDT California lawmakers love to talk about the housing affordability crisis, yet...

Did you know that current California law allows you to deduct your mortgage interest on a loan up to $1M? (Regardless if it’s your first...

Orange County Register: California’s boom-and-bust budgeting requires more taxpayer oversight By Sara Catalan Source:...

Orange County Register: Westminster voters should think twice before approving a sales tax increase By Sara Catalan Source:...

OCTax Letter to City of Westminster Opposing ½ Cent City Transaction and Use (Sales) Tax By OCTax President/CEO Sara Catalan Source:...

Orange County Register: The cost of doing business in California: New Year, New Taxes By Sara Catalan Source: https://www.ocregister.com/...

Orange County Register: The numbers don’t lie, Measure A will harm the city of Anaheim. Vote No on October 3. By Sara Catalan Source:...

Orange County Register: Assembly Democrats declare war on Proposition 13 By Jon Coupal and Sara Catalan Source:...

After multiple runs in the state legislature and a failed statewide ballot measure, the ever-popular ‘wealth tax’ proposal is back again...

The State of California boasts the highest tax rates in almost every policy area except one, property taxes. The reason we have a stable...

(Orange, CA) The November 2024 election is slated to be an important one for taxpayer advocates in California. According to Secretary of...

OCTax Honors Carolyn Cavecche with Royalty Award and Welcomes Sara Catalán as Executive Director

April 15, 2022 The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) has launched a search for the organization’s new CEO and President. The...

The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) today announced the retirement of CEO & President Carolyn Cavecche

The tale of why a Veterans Cemetery most probably will not be built on the former El Toro Marine Base mirrors the sordid past of Irvine’s...

It looks like once again, parts of California are headed into another drought. With the Sierra snowpack at less than 60% and water...

Housing has moved front and center and become the elephant in the room for most policy makers in Orange County. Whether it’s the homeless...

We are just about a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and around $2.5 trillion in taxpayer monies spent in the federal response. Payments...

My mom, newly divorced in the early 1960’s, moved us out west from the east coast when she was told California was where she could make a...