It is critically important that all Californians who oppose higher taxes and excessive government debt do what they can to get the word out.
Paul Gann, left, and Howard Jarvis hold up their hands as their co-authored initiative Propsition 13 takes a commanding lead in the California primary, in Los Angeles, June 7, 1978. By the time you read this, as many as 5 million ballots may already have been cast in California.
According to the state’s own Legislative Analyst, the passage of Prop. 5 will result in billions of dollars in future property tax increases. Even worse, Proposition 5 is retroactive, so the lower vote threshold applies to several bond measures appearing on the November ballot. Voters who mistakenly believe that the two-thirds vote for local bonds will apply to local bond measures this election are in for a rude awakening if Proposition 5 passes: taxes will go up with just 55% of the vote.
These tireless efforts appear to be working as both public and private polls reveal that Prop. 5 is losing by a small margin. This is consistent with the fact that the more voters learn about Prop. 5 theI know he’s going to lose, but I’m voting for George Gascón because he’s a great DAto push Prop. 5 over the finish line.
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