Last week, a coalition led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced that more than one million signatures have been collected to qualify the California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act (CPOFPA) for the June 2008 ballot. This eminent domain reform measure will stop government from taking homes, family farms, small business and places of worship and giving the land to other private interests.  Read more >>

Last week we released our fifth annual California Piglet Book. This 35-page booklet carefully scrutinizes dozens of examples of waste, fraud, and abuse that occurred in California state and local government.  Read more >>

While joining our countrymen in giving thanks at this time of year, we at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association especially want to remember those unsung souls who improve our lives by volunteering their time to act as watchdogs over government spending and who provide advice on making more efficient use of taxpayers' dollars.  Read more >>

At the end of each summer, the Legislature adjourns so lawmakers can return home and tell their constituents what a good job they are doing. Do they tell the truth? After all, these are politicians we are talking about. At the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association we believe legislators must be held accountable for what they do, not what they say.  Read more >>