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Split-roll property tax bill reintroduced
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D – San Francisco) has just reintroduced a split-roll property tax bill. By the way of the gut and amend process...

Carolyn Cavecche
Apr 13, 20141 min read
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California returning millions to business owners
Congratulations to Board of Equalization Members Michelle Steele, George Runner, and the entire board and staff for ending its long...

Carolyn Cavecche
Apr 10, 20141 min read
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Partisan politics - what we need from political parties in California
It has been an interesting week for the California State Legislature. Close to 11% of the Senate Democratic Caucus was suspended by a...

Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 31, 20142 min read
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De facto split-roll parcel tax
One of the four tenets in the mission of the Orange County Taxpayers Association is that taxes should be fair. A fair tax distributes the...

Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 21, 20141 min read
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The fuel-tax swap
A few weeks ago, the State Board of Equalization, in a 5-0 vote, cut the excise tax on gas by 3.5 cents a gallon starting on July 1. The...

Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 10, 20143 min read
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Time for answers on Great Park spending
The decommissioning and subsequent fight over the reuse of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro sparked what can only be referred to as the...

Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 14, 20143 min read
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Ending wasteful spending programs
Politicians love to talk on the campaign trail about rooting out waste from government. We always hope that the talk will eventually lead...

Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 30, 20132 min read
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Yet another proposed tax
The November 2014 ballot is shaping up to be quite crowded for California voters and taxpayers. Five statewide propositions have already...

Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 25, 20132 min read
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