Posts by CalTax

26 Jun

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

Audit Says Sweetwater School Leaders Engaged in Fraud

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

San Diego’s Sweetwater Union High School District is back in the news, again for mismanagement of tax dollars. Superintendent Karen Jan...

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26 Jun

State Budget

New Budget Deal Unveiled, Quickly Brought to Vote

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders announced June 22 that they reached an agreement on the 2020-21 state budget, ...

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26 Jun

Split-Roll Initiative

Texas Using Split-Roll Threat to Lure California Jobs

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The San Francisco Business Times reported June 23 that in light of the split-roll initiative and proposed local tax increases in variou...

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19 Jun

Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement

San Jose Dismantles Shelter Shortly After Spending $1.3 Million on Repairs

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Earlier this year, the city of San Jose spent more than $1.3 million repairing state-owned trailers for homeless residents, but the San...

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12 Jun

State Budget

Lawmakers Scheduled to Vote on $9.2 Billion Tax Increase on California Businesses

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Both houses of the Legislature are scheduled to vote Monday on a budget deal that includes $9.2 billion in tax increases on California ...

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05 Jun

Public Opinion Poll

Californians Oppose Tax Increases by Nearly Two-to-One Margin

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

When asked if tax increases should have been included in the governor’s budget plan, just 34 percent of likely voters said they should ...

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05 Jun

Split-Roll Initiative

California Assessors’ Association Opposes Proposition 15, Says Some Counties Would Lose Revenue

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The California Assessors’ Association (CAA) announced June 3 that it opposes the split-roll property tax increase that recently qualifi...

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29 May

State Budget

Newsom Releases Details of Corporate Tax Increases, While Legislators Debate Priorities

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

Democrats in the state Senate released a budget proposal this week that agrees with Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed limit on tax credi...

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29 May

Split-Roll Initiative

Split-Roll Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The split-roll property tax initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Secretary of State’s Office announced today. Qualifi...

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22 May

State Budget

Governor’s Tax Proposals Get First Legislative Hearings

• August 8, 2023
• By CalTax

The Legislature’s budget deliberations kicked into high gear this week with committee hearings on Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget revisi...

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