Prop. 13 opponents turn in their signatures

With great fanfare, the proponents of an initiative to raise property taxes in California by $12 billion a year announced they had turned in over 1.7 million signatures to qualify the measure.
Their press release was headlined “Schools and Communities First make history with most ever signatures submitted.”
It’s a wonder they didn’t break their arms trying to pat themselves on the back.
For those who have forgotten, the measure, entitled the California Schools and Local C