Billionaire gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer has signaled support for a referendum to reverse parts of Prop 13. Steyer has not solidified any plans, but early reports are that he’s supportive of a ...

State voters passed Prop. 13 in 1978 in response to rapid increases in home values at the time. Voters were concerned that property taxes — which at that time were directly linked to properties’ ...

Among the many problems California faces the next fiscal year, none is more important than the needs of local governments and the lack of funding. Much of the lack of local financial stability stems ...

The no-one-over-50% “scam” is simply a state law that Democrats have refused to rewrite. They prefer to feign outrage at cleverly structured ownership changes and then pivot to the argument that all ...

Bill Monroe wrote an interesting piece regarding educational costs, placing the rising costs on Proposition 13. For those who may not know or recall, Prop. 13 came about due to a continual rise of ...

Every so often, a familiar complaint bubbles up: Why does my neighbor pay a few thousand dollars a year in property taxes while mine is in the tens of thousands? It sounds unfair at first blush, but ...