Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) announced today that she has introduced Senate Bill 668 in partnership with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to delay the implementation date of a provision of Proposition 19 (2020) from February 16, 2021, to February 16, 2023. The delay would apply to the “Property Tax...
Proposition 19: The Homelessness Machine
For many California families, the one thing between their children and homelessness is the multi-generational family home that is found in every community in Los Angeles. Proponents will argue that children can still benefit from the sale of their newly valuable home, but this homogenizes and gentrifies the community. Forcing...
The harms of Prop. 19 will soon be clear
By Jon Coupal This column has previously described Prop. 19, which barely passed with 51 percent of the vote, as a steak laced with cyanide. It may look good, but you don’t want to eat it. While there are some benefits from expanding property tax “portability” to allow homeowners to...