Carolyn CaveccheMay 43 minNow is not the time for the crushing tax hikes a split roll would bringFor decades there have been calls for California to reform our tax system and there is no time like the present to get it done.
Carolyn CaveccheDec 14, 20193 minAnaheim-Angels stadium deal a win for taxpayersFor years I have been able to watch the debate in Anaheim on what to do with the stadium with clear eye
Carolyn CaveccheNov 1, 20193 minThe false premises and promises of the push for split rollI guess desperate times call for desperate measures.
Carolyn CaveccheAug 17, 20193 minOrange 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.
Carolyn CaveccheJun 1, 20193 minSanta Ana and Stanton out of compliance with Measure M2City budgets can make the eyes of even the most interested taxpayer roll back a bit in their head.
Carolyn CaveccheMar 25, 20193 minUnpacking the effort to allow AQMD to raise SoCal taxesThere 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 ...
Carolyn CaveccheMar 10, 20194 minMillennials shouldn't fall for anti-Prop.13 hypeProp.13 protects them, too. California is currently in the middle of a housing crisis. A crisis so severe, that Gov. Gavin Newsom is comm...
Carolyn CaveccheMar 1, 20193 minIncumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollarsAS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job title...
Carolyn CaveccheFeb 24, 20193 minOppose 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...
Carolyn CaveccheFeb 28, 20183 minIncumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollarsAS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job title...
Carolyn CaveccheJan 5, 20183 minSplit-roll is just the first attack on Prop. 13For the past few years, taxpayer advocates, including the Orange County Taxpayers Association, have been sounding the alarm of an impendi...
Carolyn CaveccheDec 21, 20172 minAddressing Deferred Maintenance in National Parks Without Raising TaxesI 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 ...
Carolyn CaveccheNov 28, 20173 minCalifornia is taxed enough without Republican tax reformThe 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...
Carolyn CaveccheJul 24, 20173 minPolitical posturing risks CalOptima's stabilityMany 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...
Carolyn CaveccheFeb 20, 20173 minWhere 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 ...
Carolyn CaveccheDec 13, 20162 minLetters: Prop. 13 works for allRe: "High-priced coastal homes have lower tax rates than inland Houses due to Prop 13, study finds," [News, Dec. 5]: The headline of your...
Carolyn CaveccheJul 7, 20163 minHow 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...
Carolyn CaveccheJun 21, 20162 minNewport Beach Pulls Taxpayers Protection Act Off the November BallotTo make the statement that there are factions who don't like each other on the Newport Beach City Council is probably the understatement ...
Carolyn CaveccheMar 16, 20162 minLegislature seeks to enact split-roll property taxJust last month, we were pleased to announce that the pro-tax coalition behind placing an anti-Proposition 13 measure on the November bal...
Carolyn CaveccheMar 6, 20163 minProp. 13 must be guarded jealouslyRecently I had two very different encounters regarding Proposition 13 that should be wake up calls for both California taxpayers and thos...
