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State Auditor Report Shows California is $127.2 Billion in the Red

April 18, 2013

The nonpartisan California State Auditor’s office recently released a report detailing California’s “net worth” as a state. As is a common annual practice in the business world, the Auditor to...

How to Defeat Local Parcel Taxes

March 20, 2013

BACKGROUND With limited exceptions, Proposition 13 prohibited local governments from increasing property tax rates in excess of 1% of the “full cash value” of a parcel. As a result, local...

Are the Yucca Valley Town Council Members Violating Voting Rights?

February 19, 2013

Yucca Valley, Ca.,- When Council members live in the same area (Sky Harbor) and there is no other representation within the town limits, I strongly feel this may be a violation of voting rights. The...

What’s Prop 218 Say?

January 25, 2013

Proposition 218 Description: In November 1996, California voters passed Proposition 218, the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act”. This constitutional amendment protects taxpayers by limiting the methods by ...

	michaelv on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark Maybe Mr. Harris would like to park one of the fire trucks no longer in use in his driveway and ...
	Branson Hunter on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark Nine days left and the village becomes a heedless fire trap. We have a city council utterly unconcerned about the ...
	Dan OBrien on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark Well go figure..... The council had the choice.... they felt it was a better investment to spend the $200,000 Windfall ...
	michaelv on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark Right Dan, and the Attorneys, with their powerful firms have convinced the cities that they have the solution. If you ...
	Dan OBrien on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark The State Supreme Court already ruled on this issue. It said that RDAs were creatures of the State.... Created by ...
	michaelv on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark The Law Firms will continue to rape and pillage the public funds until there is nothing left. The state will ...
	Dan OBrien on Redevelopment Lawsuits hits 100 Mark I pity the 100.
	michaelv on 29 Palms Sales Tax Shrink by 4.7% What is missing from the list of retailers Dan provided ? Retailers that sell anything other than fast food, concrete ...