The Local Taxpayer Protection Act has enough signatures and will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, changing how local tax measures ...

Proposition 13 cut property taxes 32 years ago and most of today's voters don't remember the moment or know the details. But Prop 13 is still called the "third rail" of California politics, and any ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2026 has reignited debates about Proposition 13, with a new measure designed to “save” the 1978 proposition. While Prop. 13 has been an immense benefit to incumbent longtime property owners, it is ...