Call to Action: Oppose AB 1932
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...
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OCTax
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Orange County Register: California’s boom-and-bust budgeting requires more taxpayer oversight
Orange County Register: California’s boom-and-bust budgeting requires more taxpayer oversight By Sara Catalan Source:...
OCTax
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Orange County Register: Westminster voters should think twice before approving a sales tax increase
Orange County Register: Westminster voters should think twice before approving a sales tax increase By Sara Catalan Source:...
OCTax
- Mar 4
- 1 min
OCTax Letter to City of Westminster Opposing ½ Cent City Transaction and Use (Sales) Tax
OCTax Letter to City of Westminster Opposing ½ Cent City Transaction and Use (Sales) Tax By OCTax President/CEO Sara Catalan Source:...
OCTax
- Jan 1
- 3 min
Orange County Register: The cost of doing business in California: New Year, New Taxes
Orange County Register: The cost of doing business in California: New Year, New Taxes By Sara Catalan Source: https://www.ocregister.com/...
OCTax
- Sep 16, 2023
- 2 min
Orange County Register: The numbers don’t lie, Measure A will harm the city of Anaheim. Vote No on October 3.
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:...
OCTax
- Sep 3, 2023
- 3 min
Orange County Register: Assembly Democrats declare war on Proposition 13
Orange County Register: Assembly Democrats declare war on Proposition 13 By Jon Coupal and Sara Catalan Source:...
Sara Catalán
- Mar 7, 2023
- 1 min
The Wealth Tax is Back
After multiple runs in the state legislature and a failed statewide ballot measure, the ever-popular ‘wealth tax’ proposal is back again...
OCTax
- Mar 1, 2023
- 2 min
Protect Prop 13 Against AB 362
The State of California boasts the highest tax rates in almost every policy area except one, property taxes. The reason we have a stable...
OCTax
- Feb 3, 2023
- 1 min
Taxpayer Protection Initiative Qualifies for 2024 Ballot
(Orange, CA) The November 2024 election is slated to be an important one for taxpayer advocates in California. According to Secretary of...
OCTax
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
OCTax Honors Carolyn Cavecche with Royalty Award and Welcomes Sara Catalán as Executive Director
OCTax Honors Carolyn Cavecche with Royalty Award and Welcomes Sara Catalán as Executive Director
OCTax
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Orange County Taxpayers Association Launches Search for New CEO
April 15, 2022 The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) has launched a search for the organization’s new CEO and President. The...
OCTax
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
Carolyn Cavecche to Retire as OCTax CEO & President
The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) today announced the retirement of CEO & President Carolyn Cavecche
Carolyn Cavecche
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
OCTax supports Gypsum Canyon Site for OC Veteran's Cemetery
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...
Carolyn Cavecche
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Pending Drought Pushes Need for Water Solutions
It looks like once again, parts of California are headed into another drought. With the Sierra snowpack at less than 60% and water...
Carolyn Cavecche
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Housing Elephant in the Room
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...
Carolyn Cavecche
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Transparency Needed for COVID-19 Relief Spending
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...
Carolyn Cavecche
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Saving California: Gavin Newsom’s Elitism is Crushing Ordinary Californians
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...
Carolyn Cavecche
- May 4, 2020
- 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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