The California Supreme Court ruled today that taxes proposed by special interests using the local initiative process may not have to comply with taxpayer protections set forth in Proposition 13 and Proposition 218, the Right to Vote on Taxes Act, an HJTA sponsored statewide measure approved by California voters in 1996. In response to […]
In just the latest in a series of questionable maneuvers to protect Senator Josh Newman, the target of a recall by his constituents, it has been revealed that a lawyer for Senate Democrats held private meetings and exchanged texts, and phone calls with a member of the Fair Political Practices Commission. These contacts were kept […]
Sacramento, CA – Today, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) filed a lawsuit to stop the Legislature’s unconstitutional efforts to undermine the voter-led recall of State Senator Josh Newman. “The Legislature has pulled out all the stops to silence the voice of taxpayers and undermine the people’s right to a fair and democratic process,” stated HJTA President Jon […]
HJTA Forms Committee To Back Newman Recall The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today (11) that the organization is backing the effort to recall tax-raising Senator Josh Newman. “HJTA has several thousand members in the district represented by Newman and they are angry,” said HJTA President Jon Coupal. “They feel betrayed by their senator who […]
Millions of Californians will file tax returns this Tax Day and many wonder whether the billions they send to their government actually goes to good use. Today, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association released the annual Follow the Money report documenting Sacramento’s repeated failure to properly manage taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. Examples covered in the report include […]
In response to the Legislature’s late evening passage of Senate Bill 1, increasing gas and car taxes, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal issued the following statement: “Increasing the gas tax by 43% and raising the car tax is another blow to already struggling working Californians. This is money that will come out of […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is today (3) launching a statewide radio campaign urging Californians to tell their representatives “heck no” to the proposed $5 billion a year gas and car tax increase. The ad reminds listeners that much of the existing gas tax, along with car and truck fees, has been spent for purposes […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has filed a complaint today (2) with the Fair Political Practices Commission charging that Los Angeles County is illegally using taxpayer money to fund political ads touting Measure H, a sales tax increase. Additionally, HJTA has submitted a request under the Public Records Act to determine both the extent and […]
Today (12) Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and retired State Senator and Judge Quentin L. Kopp filed suit against Governor Brown and the Fair Political Practices Commission to invalidate a new law that would allow public funds to be used for political campaigning. In September, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1107 which provides that a “candidate […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has launched a brand new website at HJTAEspanol.org making taxpayer resources available in Spanish. Information now available to Spanish-speaking Californians includes how to pass property down to future generations without a reassessment, how to avoid a property reassessment when moving and how to get involved in opposition to local rate […]
