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Line 68: This subsequently led to the passage of California Proposition 218 in 1996 ("Right to Vote on Taxes Act") that constitutionally requires voter approval for local government taxes and some nontax levies such as benefit assessments on real property and certain property-related fees and charges.   ~~== Reform proposals~~  == == Reform Proposals == # ~~=== Repeal for commercial property only<br/> (also known as "split roll" reform). ===~~   this article is editable in box below, or by editing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Qatrl5XkCPFe9FN5u1I6UkGlJg-cgIxx9EqJbTfd0M/edit?usp=sharing this Google Doc]. <gdoc id="11Qatrl5XkCPFe9FN5u1I6UkGlJg-cgIxx9EqJbTfd0M"></gdoc> ~~#[http://www.evolve-ca.org/our-plan/ Evolve CA proposal]: ~~ #'''Establish regular reassessment of non-residential, commercial property in California.'''<span style="font-size: 13px;">  No other state in the country has frozen commercial property tax rates. Most states reassess commercial property every 1-5 years.</span><br/>   #'''Maintain current Prop. 13 protections for all residential property.  '''<span style="font-size: 13px;">Homeowners, home renters, apartment owners, and apartment renters will not be affected by this reform.</span><br/>   #'''Provide relief for small businesses'''<span style="font-size: 13px;">.  Small business owners will be exempt from this reform and also provided with direct tax relief through elimination of the business personal property tax.</span><br/>   #<span style="font-size: 13px;">'''Implement this reform in a smart way.  '''<span style="font-size: 13px;">Some commercial properties have not been reassessed in 40 years, meaning their owners are still paying property rates based on 1970s assessments. Our proposal will gradually phase-in changes to tax rates. Upon implementation, it will take three years until non-residential, commercial property owners will be paying taxes based on their current market value.</span></span><br/>   # ~~=== Repeal or raise business tax, but mitigate resulting upward pressure on rents by expanding state income-tax credits for low-income renters. [Sexton 1999]. <br/>   ===~~ # ~~=== Raise the reassessment cap from 2% to 4%. <br/> [Sexton 1999].  ===~~ # ~~=== Repeal inheritabilty of tax assessments <br/> [Sexton 1999].  ===~~ == Reform-related Events / Forums  == [https://www.facebook.com/events/191336211428796/ Prop 13 Panel] - December 10th, 2017, 3-5pm, in San Francisco<br/> [https://www.facebook.com/events/191336211428796/ https://www.facebook.com/events/191336211428796/].<br/> hosted by: [http://www.sfyimby.org/ San Francisco YIMBY Party] [[~~yimbyaction~~Yimbyaction.org\|YIMBY Action]] [https://uniteddems.org/ United Democratic Club] [http://www.evolve-ca.org/ Evolve] [[~~sfhac~~Sfhac.org\|San Francisco Housing Action Coalition]]<br/>   September 9th, 2017 (Saturday) -10:30am to 12:30pm.<br/> Evolve.ca Town Hall event. <br/> Where: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St, Oakland, CA 94612.<br/> [http://www.evolve-ca.org/town-hall-rsvp/ http://www.evolve-ca.org/town-hall-rsvp/] Line 108 ⟶ 94:             == References == Abramsky, Sasha. "[https://www.thenation.com/article/have-california-voters-finally-had-enough-of-prop-13/ Have California Voters Finally Had Enough of Prop 13? After decades of strangling the state, the anti-tax revolt may be coming to an end]." ''The Nation, ''December 22, 2015.<br/> [https://www.thenation.com/article/have-california-voters-finally-had-enough-of-prop-13/ https://www.thenation.com/article/have-california-voters-finally-had-enough-of-prop-13/].<br/>   Elkind, Ethan. "[http://legal-planet.org/2017/01/12/how-prop-13-has-wrecked-california/ How Prop 13 Has Wrecked California: Time to roll back the 1978 tax measure.]" Legal Planet, January 12, 2017. [http://legal-planet.org/2017/01/12/how-prop-13-has-wrecked-california/. http://legal-planet.org/2017/01/12/how-prop-13-has-wrecked-california/. ]<br/>   California Legislative Analysts Office. "[http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706 The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion.]" October 9th, 2017.<br/> [http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706 http://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706].<br/>   Levinson, Michael. "[https://medium.com/@michaellevinson_64108/landlords-and-heirs-why-prop-13-isnt-just-unfair-it-s-un-american-20a8597cb37b Landlords and Heirs: Why Prop 13 isn’t just unfair, it’s un-American.]" November 1st, 2017. [https://medium.com/@michaellevinson_64108/landlords-and-heirs-why-prop-13-isnt-just-unfair-it-s-un-american-20a8597cb37b https://medium.com/@michaellevinson_64108/landlords-and-heirs-why-prop-13-isnt-just-unfair-it-s-un-american-20a8597cb37b][https://medium.com/@michaellevinson_64108/landlords-and-heirs-why-prop-13-isnt-just-unfair-it-s-un-american-20a8597cb37b. .]<br/> . Martin, Isaac William. ''The Permanent Tax Revolt: How the Property Tax Transformed American Politics''. Stanford University Press, 2008. <br/>   McGirr, Lisa. [https://www.amazon.com/Suburban-Warriors-American-Politics-Twentieth-Century/dp/0691096112 Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right]. Princeton University Press, 2001 & new edition 2015.  [https://www.amazon.com/Suburban-Warriors-American-Politics-Twentieth-Century/dp/0691096112 https://www.amazon.com/Suburban-Warriors-American-Politics-Twentieth-Century/dp/0691096112].<br/>   Murphy, Katy. "[https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/11/giving-grandma-a-tax-break-to-get-more-homes-on-the-market-realtors-prop-13-ballot-proposal/ Giving Grandma a tax break to get more homes on the market: realtors’ Prop. 13 ballot proposal]." ''Mercury News, ''11 Dec 2017. https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/11/giving-grandma-a-tax-break-to-get-more-homes-on-the-market-realtors-prop-13-ballot-proposal/. <br/>   Musgrave, Beth. "[http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article175496271.html Are those new neighbors driving up your property tax bill? Help could be coming]." ''Lexington Herald-Leader, ''September 26th, 2017. [http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article175496271.html http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article175496271.html].<br/>   New York Times, Retro Report. "[https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004711534/proposition-13-mad-as-hell.html Proposition 13: Mad as Hell]" (video, 12:16 mins). <br/> Oct 16, 2016.<br/>   Phillips, Shane. “[http://www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2015/07/prop-13-california-broken-property-tax-part-2 Prop 13, Part 2: How to Fix California’s Broken Property Tax Law.]” ''Better Institutions'' blog, July 1, 2015. [http://www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2015/07/prop-13-california-broken-property-tax-part-2 http://www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2015/07/prop-13-california-broken-property-tax-part-2].<br/>   Reisenwitz, Cathy.  "[https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/a-surprising-suggestion-for-the-prop-quagmire-guest-opinion/article_e29306ea-3f16-11e7-b006-932132ad812d.html A Surprising Suggestion for the Prop 13 Quagmire [GuestOpinion].]" Bay City Beacon, May 22, 2017. [http://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/32740/289250/a/a-surprising-suggestion-for-the-prop-13-quagmire-guestopinion https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/a-surprising-suggestion-for-the-prop-quagmire-guest-opinion/article_e29306ea-3f16-11e7-b006-932132ad812d.html].<br/>   *Rosen, Kenneth T.  "The Impact of Proposition 13 on House Prices in Northern California: A Test of the Interjurisdictional Capitalization Hypothesis." ''Journal of Political Economy'', Vol. 90, No. 1 (Feb., 1982), pp. 191-200.<br/> [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1831240 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1831240].<br/> Working paper, June 1980: [http://escholarship.org/uc/item/80t0102p [1]].<br/>   Line 126 ⟶ 128: See also: Proposition 13 Tax Subsidy mapping project: [http://yimby.wiki/wiki/Equity_Mapping_Project http://yimby.wiki/wiki/Equity_Mapping_Project]. [[Category:Politics]] [[Category:Housing]] [[Category:California Legislation]] [[Category:Development]] [[Category:Legislation]]