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Tag: split roll

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Voters face three union-business conflicts

Avatar by Dan Walters October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Three of California’s 12 statewide ballot measures renew sharp conflicts between business and unions.

Owner John Kevranian fills a bag up with candy corn at Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame on May 18. He is among small business owners worried that the cost of property tax hikes inherent in Prop. 15 will get passed on to small businesses. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group

If voters raise taxes on corporate landlords, will small biz foot the bill?

Avatar by Ben Christopher September 28, 2020September 28, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Forty-two years later, another property tax battle

Avatar by Dan Walters September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Do crises help or hurt tax hikes?

Avatar by Dan Walters August 31, 2020August 27, 2020

How Prop. 13 gave California’s richest corporations a multibillion-dollar tax break they didn’t want

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
Facing a dozen ballot measures on their November ballot, voters will be asked to decide the fate of hot issues from taxes to rent control, bail to privacy, and more. Photo via iStock

Props to you, Californians: A preview of what’s on your November ballot

Avatar by Ben Christopher June 29, 2020October 1, 2020
California's cities such as Carpinteria are only beginning to absorb the devastating blows of this pandemic — and strategizing about how to survive the COVID recession. Above Carpinteria. Image via iStock.

“Everything happened all at once”: Can California cities weather the COVID recession?

Avatar by Ben Christopher May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
Hands making thumbs up and thumbs down signals.

Fact check: Do Californians really cool on ballot measures as the election approaches?

Avatar by Ben Christopher October 16, 2019March 3, 2020
Homeless encampments like this one in Santa Cruz contribute to rising public concern about homelessness and housing in California. Photo by Dan Coyro/Santa Cruz Sentinel

Californians surveyed: Rising homelessness concerns, a split on Newsom, and no home-state edge for Kamala Harris

Avatar by Ben Christopher October 2, 2019October 3, 2019

Politics won over good policy, and now Californians face even more taxes

Avatar by Guest Commentary April 15, 2019

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