Local Taxes

11 Sep

Affordability, Local Taxes

Software Tax Gets More Expensive With Local Sales Tax Rate Increases

• September 11, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Sales and use tax rate increases will take effect October 1 in Los Angeles County and 65 cities, the California Department of Tax and F...

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04 Sep

Courts, Local Taxes

Court of Appeal Orders Change to “Impermissibly Misleading” Language in School Bond’s Ballot Title and Question

• September 4, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

A Riverside County school district’s local bond measure’s ballot title and question are “impermissibly misleading” and must be changed,...

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21 Aug

Local Taxes

Nevada County Spent Tax Dollars on Mailers Promoting Sales Tax Measure, FPPC Rules

• August 21, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Nevada County improperly spent $34,614 in tax dollars to encourage a “yes” vote on a sales tax measure on the November 2022 ballot, the...

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15 May

Ballot Measure Update, Local Taxes

San Francisco’s CEO Tax Measure Would Result in Job Losses, Economic Damage, Economist Finds

• May 15, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

San Francisco’s Proposition D, the June ballot measure proposing a gross receipts tax hike on businesses based on their chief executive...

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01 May

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee, Local Taxes

Committees Approve Bill Paving Way for Tax Hikes in Contra Costa and Los Angeles Counties

• May 1, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

Two committees approved legislation this week authorizing Contra Costa and Los Angeles counties to exceed the state’s 2 percent limit o...

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27 Mar

Local Taxes, Tax Increase

San Francisco Transportation Agency Seeks Tax Hikes While Allowing Per-Passenger Fare Revenue to Plummet

• March 27, 2026
• By California Taxpayers

San Francisco Muni passengers who suspect that others aren’t paying their bus fare can now feel vindicated: According to a new report f...

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19 Sep

Local Taxes

City of Hanford Penalized for Using Tax Dollars to Oppose Sales Tax Measure

• September 19, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

In a new twist on an old story, the city of Hanford illegally used public funds to oppose a sales tax measure on the June 2022 ballot, ...

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22 Aug

Local Taxes, State Budget

State Revenue Collections Ahead of Projections, Department of Finance Reports

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

State revenue is running slightly ahead of the projections upon which the recently enacted 2025-26 state budget was based, the Departme...

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15 Aug

Local Taxes

Los Angeles County Assessment Roll Grows 3.91 Percent

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

The cumulative assessed value of California’s largest county grew 3.91 percent in the past year, marking the 15th consecutive year of g...

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25 Jul

Local Taxes

Los Angeles Businesses File Measure to Repeal Gross Receipts Tax

• August 29, 2025
• By California Taxpayers

A group of Los Angeles business leaders filed a local ballot measure July 23 that would repeal Los Angeles’ gross receipts tax, saving ...

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