In a major victory for California taxpayers, the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 has qualified for the November 2026 ballot. Last month, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13. This important new taxpayer initiative would not have been necessary were it not for the unrelenting attacks on Proposition 13 by anti-taxpayer forces that began in 1978, immediately after its passage. These include...