BUDGET PASSED AND VETOED
Those of you who think the Denizens of the Capitol have lost the ability to move quickly, need only look to the budget maneuvers this week to see they still have some spring in their step, when they...
View ArticleBUDGET VETOED – SPLIT ROLL NOW ON THE TABLE
Just one week after Governor Brown vetoed a version of the budget sent to him by the Legislature that was deemed “unbalanced,” he has mentioned the specter of a split roll property tax as a way to...
View ArticlePROP 25 – MAJORITY VOTE – NO PAY
Although we all wish the budget was passed on time because legislators toiling under the Gilded Dome of the Capitol were all working together for the betterment of the State. The more likely cause is...
View ArticleWHAT’S IN THIS BUDGET?
Brown signed the $86 billion spending plan a day before the July 1 start of the fiscal year. The budget package is a combination of spending cuts, fee hikes and relies on higher tax collections that...
View ArticleE-FAIRNESS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
We applaud a significant piece of the budget the Governor signed, AB 28x, which ends special treatment for online-only retailers. This legislation helps close a loophole that until now has put...
View ArticleREDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TECHNICALLY ELIMINATED
In bad news, the budget “restructures” Redevelopment agencies in a way that many feel will be disastrous for local government and real estate alike. Chris McKenzie, Executive Director, League of...
View ArticleON-LINE RETAILERS TRY TO END RUN BUDGET AGREEMENT
A last minute ploy by Amazon.com exempting it from collecting sales taxes for more than two years was met by firm opposition today from a host of California based businesses that support a level...
View ArticleREDEVELOPMENT LAWSUIT PENDING BEFORE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
As we’ve previously reported, the California State Supreme Court agreed in August to consider the petition by the League of California Cities and California Redevelopment Association seeking to...
View ArticleGOVERNOR RELEASES 2012-13 BUDGET
The state Constitution requires the Governor to submit a budget proposal for the next fiscal each year by January 10, but this year the budget was released five days early due to someone inadvertently...
View ArticleBUDGET VETOED – SPLIT ROLL NOW ON THE TABLE
Just one week after Governor Brown vetoed a version of the budget sent to him by the Legislature that was deemed “unbalanced,” he has mentioned the specter of a split roll property tax as a way to...
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