UPDATE on SB 668, and BIG NEWS in the fight to reverse the tax increase in Prop. 19
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association THANK YOU for your calls and emails to the members of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. We’re pleased to tell you that the message has gotten through to lawmakers that they must take action to remedy the damage that Proposition 19 is doing to California families. The chair of the […]
We’re counting on you to protect Proposition 13 with your vote. Have you voted yet?
This is a critical election for the protection of Proposition 13. Your vote is urgently important! If you have already voted, thank you! If not, there’s still time to use your vote-by-mail ballot, and of course you can go to the polls and vote in person. Vote-by-mail ballots may be returned to your county election […]
Save Prop 13 | Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association Launches Radio Ad Campaign Against Proposition 15
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today that it will launch its extensive statewide radio campaign against Proposition 15 beginning on Monday. The ads will run in every major media market in California through election day. HJTA’s ad campaign will help to ensure that voters are aware of the serious threat that Proposition 15 poses […]
Free Zoom Event! Election 2020: Death and Taxes
Investigate, Advocate, and Inform Citizens on Critical Issues Facing Ventura County Click here to get your ticket About the speakers: Dan Walters has been a journalist for nearly 60 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers, and has written column for the Sacramento Union and the Sacramento Bee and […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association appeals decision allowing deceptive ballot information to remain on the ballot
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today filed a writ of mandate directly to the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District seeking reversal of a trial court decision handed down on Tuesday that failed to correct false and misleading ballot material submitted by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Proposition 15, the largest […]
POLITICS | Taxpayer Groups Ongoing Fight Over Pension Obligations Bonds
By JON COUPAL Reprinted with permission of Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Earlier this year, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association raised the alarm over the resurgence in the use of “pension obligation bonds,” a risky financing method that fell out of favor during the 2008 recession but is now making a comeback. Fortunately, […]
Update: Some relief from penalties for delinquent property taxes
On May 6, following repeated requests by HJTA, Gov. Newsom issued Executive Order N-61-20, which directed county tax collectors to waive late penalties and interest charges for taxpayers who were unable to pay the second installment of annual property taxes due on April 10 due to economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 emergency. Relief from […]
California Commentary | Fake Taxpayer Group Misleads Voters on Prop. 13 Bond Measure
By Jon Coupal We’ve seen this before. Fearful that taxpayers might reject a proposed tax increase or bond, the proponents of the measure will trot out some endorsement of a fake organization with a pro-taxpayer sounding name. It is a highly deceptive tactic meant to confuse voters. Before this campaign season began, had […]
POLITICS | Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association launches radio ad campaign opposing “Proposition 13” on the March ballot
With the March 3 election fast approaching, your Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is today launching a statewide radio ad campaign in opposition to this ballot’s Proposition 13, a $15 billion bond for school facilities that also will raise debt limits on local school districts, resulting in higher property tax bills. You can hear the ad […]
POLITICS | More debt and higher taxes? Vote NO on 13 on the March 3 ballot!!!!
The “Proposition 13” on the March 3, 2020, ballot is a $15 billion school construction bond, but it would cost taxpayers far more than $15 billion. That’s why the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is opposed to this Proposition 13. This measure would increase the state’s debt and interest costs, raise the caps on local school district borrowing […]
