Article Archive
Article Archive:
Education is on the Ballot in San Diego this November 3rd, Ocean Beach Rag | 10/26/20
Vote Yes on Prop. 15, Santa Barbara News-Press | 10/25/20
In 2020, California Voters Fix Civic Sins and Help Schools, Renters, Minorities, Sacramento Bee | 10/24/20
Prop. 15 Gives Increased Funding to Schools and Local Governments, The American River Current | 10/23/20
Commercial Property Owners Should Pay Taxes Based on Their Properties’ Real Value, The City College Times | 10/23/20
San Francisco Schools Can Reopen Safely. But It Will Take All of the City to Make It Happen, SF Chronicle | 10/23/20
Ignore the ghost of Howard Jarvis. Prop. 15 brings fair treatment to property taxes, SF Chronicle | 10/23/20
In Kern County, Prop. 15 Gets Scarce Support from its Biggest Beneficiaries: Local School Districts, Bakersfield Californian | 10/23/20
Here’s What Proposition 15 Could Mean for Local School District Funding, Ventura County Star | 10/23/20
AAPI Labor and Community Leaders Say No to 22, Yes on 15, Asian Journal | 10/22/20
The Learning Curve: Schools are Banking on Prop. 15, Voice of San Diego | 10/22/20
Black Community Leaders Call For Blacks to Carefully Consider Ballot Initiatives, Post News Group | 10/22/20
Mayor of Stockton Michael Tubbs Offers Election Endorsements, Post News Group | 10/21/20
How Prop. 15 Would Roll Back California’s Landmark Tax Rule and Raise Billions, LA Times | 10/21/20
How Would Prop. 15 Impact California’s Housing Crisis?, Cal Matters | 10/16/20
A Battle for the Soul of California: An Oral History of Prop 15, The LAnd Mag
Teachers, Nurses, Students Rally for Prop. 15, 48 Hills | 10/13/20
New Poll: Parents of K-12 Students Overwhelmingly Support Prop 15 and Prop 16, Education Trust | 10/12/20
Business Donors Have Met their Match in Battle Over
Proposition 15’s Split-roll Tax, Ed Source | 10/09/20
Time to Reinvest in Our Future, Cal Matters | 10/08/20
The Black Leader Taking Corporate Money to Write Phony Newspapers, The American Prospect | 10/08/20
Proposition 15 and the Ending the Politics of Scarcity, Race Counts
Prop. 13 Revise: Prop. 15 Would Be Biggest Change to California Property Taxes in 4 Decades, SF Chronicle | 10/05/20
Guest Opinion: Dare to Clean Up Part of Prop.
13? Vote 'yes' on Prop. 15, Palo Alto Online | 10/06/20
Big Real Estate Escapes $360 Million in Annual SF Taxes, 48 Hills | 9/30/20
California NAACP President Aids Corporate Prop Campaigns — Collects $1.2 Million and Counting, Cal Matters | 9/25/30
Cash of the Titans: Prop. 15’s Big-Spending Opposition, Capital and Main | 9/25/20
Solar, Tax Experts Reject Claim Prop. 15 Imposes ‘Massive Tax Increase’ On Solar In California, Politifact | 9/25/20
College Matters| Prop. 15, Prop. 16 Support CR Priorities, Times Standard | 9/24/20
Nearly Half of Voters Polled Back Prop. 15, a Property Tax Overhaul Aimed at California Businesses, Los Angeles Times | 9/23/20
Current Property Tax System is a Giveaway to Corporations, Napa Valley Register | 9/17/20
Poll: Californians Barely Favor Changing Prop. 13 — Under a Third Back Affirmative Action, Cal Matters | 9/17/20
Opinion: Prop 15 will build a better future for California, Mercury News | 9/15/20
City Visions: Will Prop 15 Succeed in Amending Prop 13?, KALW | 9/14/20
Newsom Endorses November Ballot Measure to Limit Prop. 13 Property Tax Rules, LA Times | 9/11/20
Prop. 15: Ballot Measure Will Stabilize California’s Economy, Cal Matters | 9/11/20
KTVU-SF Coverage of Prop. 15 Segment 2, KTVU-SF | 8/27/20
KTVU-SF Coverage of Prop. 15 Segment 1, KTVU-SF | 8/27/20
Marin Voice: Don’t Let Public Education Become a Victim of COVID-19, Marin Independent Journal | 8/20/20
How Prop. 13 Gave California’s Richest Corporations a Multibillion-dollar Tax Break They Didn’t Want, Cal Matters | 08/17/20
A Handy Guide to Defeat Corporate California in November, LA Progressive | 08/10/20
Judge Orders Changes to Voter Guide for Property Tax Measure, Associated Press | 08/05/20
Parents, Students and Teachers Make Demands to LAUSD and LA Area Chamber, Pasadena Star News | 08/03/20
Letter to the Editor: Split-roll Measure Will NOT Affect Us People, Orange County Breeze | 07/31/20
CFC: Put Schools and Communities First by Closing Corporate Tax Loophole That Doesn’t Help Consumers, Yuba Net | 07/28/20
Letter to the Editor: Yes on Prop. 15, The Almanac | 07/26/20
Santa Clara County Supervisors Vote to Endorse Prop. 13 Reform Measure, Mountain View Voice | 07/22/20
A Focus on Injustice, Inequity in Public Education Must Drive California’s Budget Priorities, Cal Matters | 07/20/20
Opinion: Pass Prop. 15 to Speed Recovery, Advance Racial Justice, Mercury News | 07/19/20
Steinberg Endorses ‘Split-roll’ Initiative to Raise Property Tax on California Businesses, Sacramento Bee | 07/15/20
10% of Landowners Will Pay 92% of New Property Tax Revenue, Prop. 15 Supporters Say, KQED | 07/15/20
This Reform of Proposition 13 is Needed Now More than Ever, LA Times | 07/16/20
Tax Initiative Unlikely to Overwhelm Assessors, Mercury News | 07/07/20
What California’s Budget Deal Means for K-12 Schools, Cal Matters | 07/01/20
Report: 1 in 4 Calif. Kids Don’t Have Adequate Internet Access to Learn from Home, SF Gate | 06/29/20
It is Time for Change. #DefundThePolice #InvestInCommunity #InvestInOurSchools, Medium | 06/21/20
Newsom Agrees to Rethink Sharp California Budget Cuts in Deals with Lawmakers, LA Times | 06/22/20
Unless We Act Now, the Students Most Disadvantaged by School Closures Will Be Even More So When Schools Reopen, LA School Report | 06/18/20
Policy Experts: A Federal Bailout Isn’t the Answer to California’s Budget Deficit, The Center Square | 06/17/20
Schools Need an Additional $116 Billion to Reopen Facilities Safely, the AFT Says, American School & University | 06/11/20
San Diego Leaders Tout Change to Prop 13 That Would Boost School Funding, KPBS | 06/11/20
California’s Solution for a Looming COVID-19 Budget Disaster, Bloomberg | 06/10/20
Time is Now to Invest in Public Health Infrastructure, Capitol Weekly | 06/08/20
Letter: Oakland Needs Measure’s Fund More Than Ever Now, Mercury News | 06/05/20
California Lawmakers Would Spare K-12 Schools from Any Budget Cuts, Ed Source | 06/03/20
We Really Need to Tax the Rich, The Nation | 06/02/20
Fresno Metro Black Chamber Backs Schools-Communities First Initiative, Fresno Bee | 05/29/20
Cash-strapped Bay Area School District Braces for Cuts in State Funding, Ed Source | 05/28/2020
The Price of a Virus Lockdown: Economic “Free Fall” in California, New York Times |05/26/2020
California’s Proposition 13 ballot fight intensifies with coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco Chronicle | 05/26/2020
A massive real-estate scam could force counties to give cash rebates to giant commercial landlords, 48 Hills | 05/17/2020
California schools face ‘devastating’ coronavirus cuts as they struggle to reopen, LA Times | 05/15/2020
November initiative that would bring billions to California schools and communities is an easy decision, Cal Matters | 05/13/2020
The coming storm: big budget cuts, rising costs for California schools, Ed Source | 05/06/2020
Now more than ever, teachers deserve our appreciation, SF Examiner | 05/03/2020
What California schools’ devastating cuts could mean for classrooms: 15% less per student, SF Chronicle | 04/29/2020
Parents worrying about coronavirus’ toll on children’s learning, survey finds, Ed Source | 04/23/2020
It's time to take a hard look at tax reform for California's future, Cal Matters | 04/22/2020
Our children’s education should be a priority as California recovers from coronavirus, Cal Matters | 04/10/2020
High School Students Say Covid-19 Shutdowns Will Hurt Low-Income Families, Communities of Color, SF Gate | 03/18/2020
"Schools and Communities First" Records Breaking Number of Signatures, LA Progressive | 03/13/2020
Why tech should push to close corporate property tax loopholes, San Francisco Chronicle | 02/10/2020
Disney C.E.O. Apologizes to P.T.A. Asked to Pay After ‘Lion King’ Screening, The New York Times | 02/07/2020
A school played 'The Lion King' at a fundraising event. Now it has to pay a third of what it raised, CNN | 02/06/2020
Voters can help deliver world-class education and thriving communities to students, EdSource | 01/30/2020
Newsletter: California’s sleeper political issue of the year, so far, is school funding, LA Times | 01/27/2020
No, Californians aren’t being asked to repeal Prop. 13’s residential property tax limits, Politifact | 01/24/2020
VERIFY: No, there will not be any ballot measures to repeal Prop. 13 residential property tax cap in the upcoming election, ABC10 | 01/07/2020
Assassinations, Jonestown, and a punk-rock revolution: how 1978 changed San Francisco forever, The Guardian | 01/06/2020
Letter: Public is at last waking up to the harm that Prop. 13 did, Mercury News | 12/15/2020
Yvonne R. Walker: How to Fix Prop. 13, Spotlight News | 12/04/2019
Don’t Blame Tech Bros for the Housing Crisis, NY Times | 11/30/2020
The Battle Over the Future of Proposition 13 is Underway, KQED | 11/24/2019
Bay Area students and teachers rally for school funding and Prop 13 reform, Mercury News | 11/11/2019
Prop. 13 reform measures pushed aside - backers seek new tax plan for business, SF Chronicle | 08/13/2019
One reason housing is so expensive in California? Cities, counties charge developers high fees, LA Times | 08/06/2019
State data show public school funding disparity persists, Mercury News | 07/04/2019
Column: The California lottery, public schools and the mystery of the ‘missing’ money, LA Times | 06/18/2019
What caused California's Housing Crisis? Could it be our cockamime tax system?, San Francisco Chronicle | 04/20/2019
After 40 years, let's finally reform Proposition 13, CALmatters | 03/31/2019
Teachers shouldn’t have to beg in über-rich California, The Mercury News | 03/22/2019
A change to Proposition 13 that homeowners can get behind, Los Angeles Times | 03/29/2019
The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis, The Nation | 03/18/2019
California’s Teachers Are Finally Going After the Original Sin That Wrecked the State’s Public Schools, Mother Jones | 03/12/2019
Prop 13: The Gift That Keeps On Giving For Apartment Complexes And Commercial Property, The Silicon Valley Voice | 02/19/2019
California Teachers Association pledges support for Prop. 13 overhaul, LA School Report | 02/12/2019
Are California's teachers' strikes part of a coordinated 'wave'? Not exactly, Los Angeles Times | 02/24/2019
After Strike, Los Angeles Teachers Aim at California Tax Reform, U.S. News | 01/24/2019
California schools were once the nation's envy. What went wrong?, The Guardian | 01/19/2019
Is Proposition 13 still a sacred cow?, Chico Enterprise-Record | 01/07/2019
Proposition 13 is no longer off-limits in California, San Francisco Chronicle | 12/27/2018
Next up, Proposition 13?, Capitol Weekly | 11/12/2018
Does Prop 5's loss last week mean Californians are falling out of love with Prop 13?, Silicon Valley Business Journal | 11/15/2018
Editorial: A major change in Prop. 13 heads to the ballot, San Francisco Chronicle | 10/18/2018
Schools and Communities First Initiative Qualifies for November 2020 Ballot, Oakland Post | 10/16/2018
Split Roll Property Tax Measure Challenging Proposition 13 Makes 2020 Ballot, CBS Sacramento | 10/15/2018
‘Split roll’ tax measure to weaken Prop. 13 qualifies for California ballot, The Sacramento Bee | 10/15/2018
Big change in California’s Proposition 13 could be headed to ballot, San Francisco Chronicle | 08/14/2018
Get ready for a big fight over California's property taxes in 2020, LA Times | 08/14/2018
Prop. 13 could be partly undone in 2020—here’s what you should know, CALmatters | 08/14/2018
Property tax overhaul? Backers of initiative deliver signatures for California’s 2020 ballot, The Mercury News | 08/13/2018
Reforming California's commercial property tax system would boost the economy, report says, UC Santa Cruz | 06/19/2018
Forty years later, Proposition 13 is proof your vote matters, KPBS | 06/05/2018
After 40 years, Proposition 13's failures are evident, The Los Angeles Times | 06/04/2018
We need to talk about California, The Daily Kos | 05/31/2018
Most Californians back easing Prop. 13 to raise property taxes on businesses, Los Angeles Times | May 25, 2018
California schools and local communities funding act, San Mateo Daily Journal | April 16, 2018
The effort to raise taxes on commercial property by changing Prop. 13 delays push to 2020, Los Angeles Times | April 6, 2018
What striking teachers teach us, Washington Post | April 4, 2018
Trump complains about California taxes, but in SF he's got a sweet deal, San Francisco Chronicle | March 17, 2018
Opinion: How California voters can update, improve Prop. 13, The Mercury News | February 19, 2018
Prop. 13 fight looming over how California taxes business properties, Sacramento Bee | February 7, 2018
Is California ready for a Prop. 13 overhaul? The Mercury | February 6, 2018
A major change to Prop. 13 takes its first step toward the ballot, Los Angeles Times | December 15, 2017
The GOP tax plan could be the death of Prop. 13, Los Angeles Times | November 9, 2017
Reform Prop. 13 to increase California's investment in public education, Press Enterprise | November 7, 2017
By feasting on S.F. 'partial stakes,' big real estate investors are saving millions in taxes - San Francisco Chronicle | October 26, 2017
In the housing crisis, there's a missing piece in the puzzle - Prop. 13, San Francisco Chronicle | October 26, 2017
Close the commercial property tax loophole, San Francisco Chronicle | October 26, 2017
Activists vow to reform anti-tax Prop. 13 - The "third rail" of California politics, Capital & Main | October 5, 2017
Time to breathe life back into California's Master Plan, State Of | October 4, 2017
Prop. 13's corporate loophole is the problem in Moraga...and California, Daily Kos | October 2, 2017
A tale of two cities, and why we need to reform Prop. 13, Great School Voices | September, 2017
Opinion: Get more housing by closing Prop. 13 loophole, East Bay Times | September 12, 2017.
Bay Area legislators call for Prop. 13 tax reform to address commercial property loophole, East Bay Express | September 10, 2017
Community Voices: Fight to close state's commercial property tax loophole, Bakersfield.com | August 17, 2017
Setbacks put affluent Moraga in fiscal straits, San Francisco Chronicle | August 1, 2017
As a small business owner, I want Prop. 13 reformed, Fresno Bee | July 27, 2017
We should raise taxes on these 3 things to pay for healthcare and parks, LA Weekly | July 5, 2017
Close Prop. 13 tax loophole for corporations, San Bernardino Sun | June 30, 2017
Welfare for Golfers, New York Times | June 22, 2017
Who benefits most from Prop. 13? Hint: it's not homeowners, San Luis Obispo Tribune | June 15, 2017
California's Proposition 13 hits millennial home-buyers hard, San Luis Obispo Tribune | June 10, 2017
Prop. 13 corporate loopholes hurting California taxpayers, San Diego Union Tribune | May 25, 2017
Trump's education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice, Washington Post |May 17, 2017
"Cuts are coming," Brown says as he releases revised budget plan, Sacramento Bee | May 11, 2017
Amending Prop. 13 could help solve affordable housing crisis, policy expert says, OCRegister | March 29, 2017
Trump budget would result in loss of hundreds of millions in education dollars to California, EdSource | March 16, 2017
The best way to stand up to Trump, San Francisco Examiner | February 16, 2017
Top 10 U.S. sanctuary cities face roughly $2.27 billion in cuts by Trump policy, Reuters | January 26, 2017
CSU to consider 5% tuition increase, San Francisco Chronicle | January 25, 2017
How Prop. 13 has wrecked California, Legal Planet | January 12, 2017
UCSA campaign aims to reform Prop. 13 to increase UC funding, The Daily Bruin | January 11, 2017
California should not be a Scrooge when it comes to educating our young people, Sacramento Bee | December 22, 2016
California teacher shortage worsens, especially in cities, SF Gate | November 30, 2016
The California Ballot Initiative That Inspired a Tax Revolt, New York Times | October 16, 2016
Working Together to Overhaul California's Outdated Tax System, California State Association of Counties | July 27, 2016
California's tax system is in need of reform, Sacramento Bee | May 28, 2016
CA Must Align Tax and Climate Change Policies, California Streets Blog | February 25, 2016
Have California Voters Finally Had Enough of Prop. 13?, The Nation | December 22, 2015
Robert J. Birgeneau: To fix California's colleges, reform Prop. 13, LA Times | November 2, 2015
The Taxpayer's Revolt: How Prop. 13 Changed California [An Illustrated Explainer], KQED News | October 29, 2015
Gov. Brown dodges Prop. 13 reform, SF Chronicle | October 9, 2015
Property tax fairness: It's time for SCA-5, Lompoc Record | September 2, 2015
Corporate Welfare in California - Robert Reich, Huffington Post | August 20, 2015
Prop. 13: Supporting the Split-Roll Concept, LA Progressive | June 30, 2015
Nancy Shepherd: Closing the Prop. 13 corporate loophole, Palo Alto Online | June 12, 2015
Californians should confront Prop. 13's unfair side effects, SF Chronicle | June 11, 2015
Lawmakers push to scrap Prop. 13 tax limits for factories and business, LA Times | June 10, 2015
Prop 13 "Split-Roll" Proposed in California Legislature, Capital Public Radio | June 10, 2015
It's time to make Prop. 13 fairer for homeowners, Sacramento Bee | June 9, 2015
The Fight for Progressive Tax Reform Continues: It's Time to Make it Fair, San Diego Free Press | May 18, 2015
Estimating Revenue Gains from Changes to California's System of Assessing Commercial Real Estate | May, 2015
Education Advocates Raise $100,000 for Oakland Schools, Rally for Prop. 13 Reform, East Bay Express | May 18, 2015
Community College Students March on Capitol, The Pacifica Evening News | March 2, 2015
The Ghost of Howard Jarvis: Why Corporations Still Love Proposition 13, Capital & Main | February 20, 2015
Gov. Brown should use his poll numbers to craft better tax system, SF Chronicle | January 29, 2015
California ranks worst in nation for guidance counselors, UT San Diego | January 19, 2015
City joins coalition calling for Proposition 13 reform, Mountain View Voice | January 2, 2015
Consumer advocate focuses his energies on revamping Prop. 13, LA Times | December 28, 2014
Reforming Prop. 13, Comstock's Magazine | October 30, 2014
Know what else Prop. 13 does? It gives tax breaks to country clubs, LA Times | June 30, 2014
Your Call: Is it time to reform Prop 13?, KALW | June 4, 2014
Palo Alto joins effort to reform Prop. 13, Palo Alto Online | May 14, 2014
Op-Ed: How a Prop. 13 Fairness Campaign Could Win, CalBuzz | February 17, 2014
Reform Prop. 13 to fund education, Daily Cal | February 11, 2014
Student coalition takes up Prop. 13, Daily Cal | February 5, 2014
Lack of leadership a big obstacle in updating Prop. 13, LA Times | January 29, 2014
Our cockamamie commercial property tax system, Sacramento Bee | December 13, 2013
After Prop 30, What's Next? Reform Prop 13, SF Bay Guardian | November 19, 2013
A Move to Amend Prop. 13, KRCB Radio | October 6, 2013
LA skyscraper deal raises tax questions, LA Times | September 27, 2013
Pleasanton school board calls for Prop. 13 reforms, Pleasanton Weekly | September 26, 2013
UC student Senate supports Prop. 13 reform, Daily Californian | September 26, 2013
Poll finds support for Prop. 13 change, SF Chronicle | May 29, 2013
Editorial: Voters are only ones who can fix Prop. 13 tax dodge, Sac. Bee | May 12, 2013
Dell tax break galvanizes Prop. 13 reform efforts, LA Times | May 9, 2013
Santa Monica Council Could Lobby to Change Tax Law, Santa Monica Lookout | May 9, 2013
Prop. 13 loophole gives edge to big players, LA Times | May 5, 2013
California Dems back Prop. 13 reform, San Jose Mercury-News | April 14, 2013
LA Times calls for reform | April 5, 2013
Prop. 13 reform efforts pick up steam, SF Chronicle | December 25, 2012
CA economist says state should dump Prop. 13, LA Times | March 30, 2012