Loss of local control a big issue in new water tax fight
By Jon Coupal Throughout his tenure as governor, Jerry Brown has consistently pursued new revenue for transportation, housing and water. The Legislature, whose default reaction to any problem is to raise taxes on middle-class Californians, has only been too happy to oblige. As a result, California drivers were hit last year with an annual […]
We’re almost there, but we urgently need your help to Reject the Gas Tax!
Thank you for your overwhelming response to our call for help gathering signatures to repeal the gas and car tax increase with a November ballot initiative. We’re excited to tell you that we’re very close to the nearly 600,000 signatures needed. But because a percentage of signatures are likely to be disqualified as invalid, we’re […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association joins Gov. Brown in critical case for pension reform
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California’s most influential taxpayer-advocacy organization, has joined Governor Jerry Brown in an effort to end a state rule that limits changes to public employee pension plans. On Wednesday (Feb. 21) HJTA submitted an amicus curiae brief in the California Supreme Court in CalFire Local 2881 v. CalPERS involving the so-called “California Rule.” […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: Will you help us reject the gas tax increase?
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is working to repeal the increase in the gas and car taxes that Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature forced on Californians last year. These tax increases were said to be needed for road repair, but much of the money will instead go to boondoggle spending projects. Californians have been paying […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association endorses ballot initiative for property-tax portability
A proposed ballot initiative that would expand the portability of property-tax assessments under Proposition 13 has received the backing of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the group that led the successful tax revolt that achieved voter approval of the iconic property-tax limitation measure in 1978. The initiative sponsored by the California Association of Realtors […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Assoc. Releases 2017 Legislative Report Card
Sacramento, CA — The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has released its 2017 Legislative Report Card grading lawmakers on legislative bills important to taxpayers. The Report Card is a non-partisan tool to help taxpayers hold legislators accountable by tracking their individual votes. A record 79 legislators failed the scorecard while only 24 got a grade of […]
STOP THE CAR TAX – Announcing FireJoshNewman.com
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has launched a new website dedicated to recalling tax-raising Assemblyman Josh Newman, who cast the deciding vote for $5.2 billion in new gas and car taxes on California motorists. A major goal of the Newman recall is to end the tax-raisers’ two-thirds supermajority and stop the mad rush for […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association launches Spanish Language site
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has launched a brand new website at HJTAEspanol.org making taxpayer resources available in Spanish. Information now available to Spanish-speaking Californians includes how to pass property down to future generations without a reassessment, how to avoid a property reassessment when moving and how to get involved in opposition to local rate […]
Ballot Initiative filing fee hike moves closer to approval
. A proposal to make it more expensive to file a ballot measure in California is moving closer to becoming law, worrying both liberal and conservative groups that frequently utilize the initiative process. Democratic Assemblymen Evan Low of Campbell and Richard Bloom of Santa Monica have proposed a 12-fold increase in the fee charged to obtain a title and summary for […]
Whether Politicians Like It or Not Gasoline Is California’s Life Blood
By Jon Coupal The Field Poll reports that for the first time in seven years more California voters believe the state is moving in the right direction (50%) than feel it is on the wrong track (41%). Those living in coastal California are much more likely to have a positive outlook on our state’s future […]
