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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...

Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 6, 20163 min read
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Tax-increase efforts to watch in 2016
This Op-Ed appeared in The Orange County Register on October 30, 2015. California taxpayers received some good news this past week. The...

Carolyn Cavecche
Oct 30, 20152 min read
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OCTax Tracks City Tax Dollar Spending Through New Online Tool
The Orange County Taxpayers Association (OCTax) has developed a useful online tool that enhances transparency and provides taxpayers a...

Carolyn Cavecche
Oct 8, 20152 min read
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Membership Luncheon Announced
Our Annual Membership Luncheon has been scheduled and trust us, you won't want to miss this program. Join OCTax President & CEO, Carolyn...

Carolyn Cavecche
Sep 25, 20151 min read
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Op-Ed: Mandate to cut gasoline use would cripple California's economy
This article appeared in OC Register on August 15, 2015 Friends tend to make fun of my car. Granted, it is dented, scratched and old. But...

Carolyn Cavecche
Aug 18, 20153 min read
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Anaheim’s Extension of a Disney Gate-Tax Ban: Good for Residents, Business and Taxpayers
You know that the political landscape in Orange County is changing when there is debate about whether or not taxes should be raised or...

Carolyn Cavecche
Jul 13, 20153 min read
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Op-Ed: OCTax Defends Prop. 13, again!
OCTax had the following editorial published in the Orange County Register in this past Sunday's Opinion section defending Proposition 13...

Carolyn Cavecche
Jun 15, 20153 min read
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Adding sales tax to services bad for Californians
California taxpayers are some of the highest-taxed individuals in the nation. It has been said so many times by so many people, that I am...

Carolyn Cavecche
Jun 1, 20153 min read
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Happy Tax Freedom Day!
Happy Tax Freedom Day California Taxpayers! May 3rd was the date that if Californians worked everyday since the year started and gave...

Carolyn Cavecche
May 4, 20151 min read
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OPPOSE Buena Park Measure A
OCTax is opposed to Measure A.  The authors of Measure A only want to do one thing, stop a proposal for a small condominium development...

Carolyn Cavecche
Apr 23, 20151 min read
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Anti-oil scaremongering fails
The battle for energy independence produced a big victory in the small city of La Habra Heights and serves as an example for what many...

Carolyn Cavecche
Apr 9, 20153 min read
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Anaheim to Vote on Protecting Taxpayers
Tax increases are a reality in Orange County. The City of Stanton recently passed Measure GG in 2014 to increase sales tax in the city...

Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 3, 20152 min read
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Honoring Henry Segerstrom
The Orange County Taxpayers Association would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of the legendary Henry Segerstrom,...

Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 24, 20151 min read
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Huntington Beach and its Sad Standstill
Political Grandstanding: the term often applies to politicians or other public figures perceived to be using tactics designed to call...

Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 21, 20153 min read
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California's Billion Dollar Problem
A recent article by Teri Sforza in the Orange County Register laid out the issue of the State of California owing over 8 billion dollars...

Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 23, 20142 min read
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Taxpayers Beware of VMT
The new political term that taxpayers should start to pay attention to is “VMT."  And no, it’s not a disease; it stands for Vehicle Miles...

Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 11, 20142 min read
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2014 Legislative Scorecard
The goal of the Orange County Taxpayers Association Legislator Scorecard is to show taxpayers in Orange County exactly how their State...

Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 26, 20141 min read
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Our Candidates Weren't the Only Winners This Election Cycle
It's official, OCTaxPAC had one of the most successful elections to date, and at 83% had one of the highest win ratios in Orange County....

Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 24, 20141 min read
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By the Numbers
If you haven’t had an opportunity to check out California State Controller John Chiang’s new website and you are interested in the inside...

Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 19, 20141 min read
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State Controller Race 2014
Let’s be honest, is anyone really excited about our choices for State office on the ballot this year? Most of my friends have no clue...

Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 3, 20143 min read
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