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[[File:Kim-Mai Cutler on Twitter EMP.jpg|thumb|right|400px|it's cookin' on Twittah]]In the Bay Area and California, like other high-growth regions around the world, there have been dramatic rises in property values in recent decades. Additionally, in California, the [[Proposition_13|Proposition 13]] tax-limitation measure of 1978 means that there are sometimes large disparities in the effective tax rate paid by residential property owners vis a vis estimated property market values and a situation in which those owning for longer pay lower property taxes. ​​​​​​
[[File:Kim-Mai Cutler on Twitter EMP.jpg|thumb|right|400px|it's cookin' on Twittah]]In the Bay Area and California, like other high-growth regions around the world, there have been dramatic rises in property values in recent decades. Additionally, in California, the [[Proposition_13|Proposition 13]] tax-limitation measure of 1978 means that there are sometimes large disparities in the effective tax rate paid by residential property owners vis a vis estimated property market values and a situation in which those owning for longer pay lower property taxes. ​​​​​​


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'''Equity Mapping Project ''' (provisional name) is a project to map and visualize 
'''Equity Mapping Project ''' (provisional name) is a project to map and visualize 
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Geographic focus of the project: San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California (i.e. the jurisdictions affected by Proposition 13). 
Geographic focus of the project: San Francisco, the Bay Area, and California (i.e. the jurisdictions affected by Proposition 13). 


 


== Background  ==
== Background  ==
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== Resources ==
== Resources ==