Category: taxes

By Jon Coupal – May 13, 2024 This is an important Action Alert regarding three bills in the Legislature that could restrict your rights and make it easier to raise the rates you pay for water. All these bills violate the California constitution, specifically Proposition 218, a taxpayer and ratepayer protection initiative sponsored by HJTA and passed…

Opinion and Commentary by Donna Westfall – May 10, 2024 This morning, Crescent City, City Hall approved the petition to collect signatures in order to place the repeal of Measure S (1% sales tax) on the November 2024 ballot. Needed are about 100 signatures of registered voters in Crescent City by mid-June. Here’s the question:…

By Jon Coupal – May 10, 2024 Your Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has been fighting for taxpayers since 1978, and it’s no exaggeration to say this was one of the most important weeks in the history of our battle to keep taxes under control in California. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments…

By Jon Coupal – May 7, 2024 Back in 2010, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said that “the most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” At the time, our national debt was “only” $14.3 trillion. Today, it is more than double that. Debt service ― payment…

By Jon Coupal and Jim Manley – April 26, 2024 In May of last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that home equity theft — the practice of governments taking not just what is owed, but the entire property when they collect a property tax debt — is unconstitutional. Yet almost a full year…

Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – April 19, 2024 A Taxpayer Revolt Passed Prop 13 in 1978. Ever since then, our California politicians have been trying to play havoc with Prop 13 making it necessary for push-back from taxpayers. Looks like this November may be the 2nd taxpayer revolt. But it’s not just Prop 13,…

By Carl DeMaio – April 16, 2024 Even though Californians already pay the highest taxes in the nation, our state and local politicians are still proposing billions in new tax hikes! Here’s what is at stake in the November 2024 election: HELP US BLOCK THESE TAXES – IMPORTANT VOTE! To block all 7 of these…

By Eric Eisenhammer – April 15, 2024 Now that you’ve paid your taxes, here’s a look at some of the places California government sent your money. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation (HJTF) today released its popular annual “Follow the Money” report, shedding light on egregious examples of fiscal mismanagement and bureaucratic inefficiency that continue to…

Opinion By Jon Coupal – April 13, 2024 California would be a far better state if politicians and progressive activists were required to take a course in basic economic principles. If they did, they might not blindly pursue economic policies that not only damage people’s lives generally, but also fail to accomplish their intended goals.…

Wall Street Journal: The Tax Revolt Returns Press Release – April 11, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA- The Wall Street Journal published an opinion article highlighting how California’s current political environment and high cost of living are setting the stage for the passage of the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) —and potentially leading to a wave of taxpayer protection…