The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced today that it will launch its extensive statewide radio campaign against Proposition 15 beginning on Monday. The ads will run in every major media market in California through election day. HJTA’s ad campaign will help to ensure that voters are aware of the serious threat that Proposition 15 poses […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of Proposition 15: “Today, Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed increased poverty, lost jobs and devastation for California businesses by announcing his support for the largest property tax increase in California history. Proposition 15 targets businesses at the same time they […]
AWARD TO BE SHARED WITH HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION Today, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced that the Fair Political Practices Commission imposed one of the largest fines ever levied by the agency against Los Angeles County for using taxpayer money to fund political ads touting Measure H, a sales tax increase on the ballot in […]
Lower court found ballot title “misleading” but failed to take corrective action The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association today filed a writ of mandate directly to the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District seeking reversal of a trial court decision handed down on Tuesday that failed to correct false and misleading ballot material […]
Today (29) Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for his abject failure to produce impartial ballot material related to Proposition 15, the “split roll” attack that seeks the partial repeal of Proposition 13. Past criticism of Becerra’s bias has been vocal but has now reached a crescendo. Just […]
With COVID-19 precautions making government accountability more challenging, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation’s annual Follow the Money report shows taxpayers must remain vigilant against waste, fraud, and abuse. This year’s report, released on July 15th to coincide with this year’s postponed Tax Day, includes a special section exposing instances of waste arising directly from the […]
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal issued the following statement today: “Because of the pandemic, California confronts a challenging budget shortfall. As Governor Newsom acknowledged, Californians deserve a leaner government. Taxpayers can also take comfort in that there are no immediate plans for broad-based tax increases. However, reliance on a federal bailout package for […]
The Simi Valley City Council voted 5-0 on April 6, 2020, to rescind a December 2019 resolution authorizing a $150 million pension obligation bond and future similar bonds, thanking the Ventura County Taxpayers Association for working with the City in avoiding what could havebeen a lengthy battle over legally questionable bonds. The rescission was part […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the most influential taxpayer advocacy group in California, today (24) launched a statewide radio ad campaign in opposition to Proposition 13 on the March 3 ballot, a $15 billion bond for school facilities that also will raise debt limits on local school districts. The script of the ad is as […]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the most influential taxpayer advocacy group in California, today (15) launched a statewide radio ad campaign reminding Californians of the importance of Proposition 13 and the urgent need to fight new efforts to dismantle it. The script of the ad is as follows: Proposition 13 [is] the initiative that has […]
