The unintended consequences of split roll
Next year, California voters are likely to be asked whether they want to change a key part of the Proposition 13 tax limitation regime that has been in place for 40 years.
Advocates of the “California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2020” are aiming to remove restrictions Prop. 13 placed on increasing the taxable value of commercial properties.
Supporters of this effort rightly point to an inequity that has developed under Prop. 13 but their remedy would reduce controls
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