News & Opinions
Chevron trying to skimp on property taxes (The Argus, December 8, 2007)
It’s time to overhaul Prop. 13 to save state (Tim Holt, San Francisco Chronicle, April 13, 2008)
Property-tax practices need assessing (Bill Stall, The Argus, June 5, 2008)
State budget deficit turns spotlight on Prop. 13 (Steve Lawrence, Oakland Tribune, July 3, 2008)
Prop. 13 created unfair tax system (Gary Sirbu and Ann Rice, Contra Costa Times, July 17, 2008)
California must fix its tax system (Gary Sirbu and Ann Rice, Oakland Tribune, February 13, 2009)
Property tax revenue likely to stay weak (James Temple, San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2009)
Now what? Close state’s largest tax loophole (Phil Ting, San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2009)
It’s time to close a big tax loophole for businesses (Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2009)
Aspects of Prop. 13 simply must be reformed to save state (Brian Williams, Fremont Argus, July 19, 2009)
According to the September 2009 Californians and Their Government statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), “A majority (58%) say it would be a good idea to tax commercial properties according to current market value, known as a “split roll.”