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Big bucks tax plans gaining ground

Written on 24 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

Strong statewide support exists for imposition of a so-called “millionaires’ tax” as California residents indicate fatigue with budget austerity. [SanFranciscoChronicle] A recently released Field Poll shows that sentiment is growing for a higher tax rate for high income earners. Several... (Continue reading)

A little something on the side

Written on 21 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 58 comments

Ask Bob Nicholson and he can point out how households and businesses are wasting water and money. He tells people how to save. Whether Nicholson’s advice is going to cost you anything depends on which hat he’s wearing that day. Nicholson makes... (Continue reading)

What is going on in Paso Robles?

Written on 15 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 57 comments

OPINION By GARY NEMETH I attended the council meeting on Feb. 7 as I wanted to receive firsthand information on what the community wanted to convey to the council. I was able to ask questions of both sides, which I... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles considering increasing sales tax

Written on 12 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Amidst service reductions and under-maintained infrastructure, Paso Robles is considering asking voters to approve a 1 percent increase in the city’s sales tax in November. [Tribune] Over the past three years, Paso Robles has reduced annual spending by more than... (Continue reading)

Pot dispensaries, an answer to budget shortfalls?

Written on 30 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Federal and city authorities continue to send conflicting messages to those Californians looking to open marijuana dispensaries. [SFChronicle] This February, officials within the city of Oakland are expected to grant permits to four new pot shops, doubling the number of... (Continue reading)

Brown’s tax plan falls short

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A tax hike that Gov. Jerry Brown plans to put before voters in November will raise less than he hoped, according to the Legislative Analyst, which probably will require much deeper budget cuts than previously anticipated. The plan would raise... (Continue reading)

California’s battling tax hike initiatives

Written on 12 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Californians overwhelmingly support raising taxes to support public education, but three such competing initiatives could be defeated because of voter confusion. [LosAngelesTimes] Funding for California’s public school system ranks 42nd among states in student spending. In addition, university students face... (Continue reading)

Brown tosses tax plan to voters

Written on 6 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 108 comments

The governor wants you to approve a new, $7 billion tax package “to get the state back on track.” In an “open letter” emailed Monday to Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown said he has filed an initiative to place on the... (Continue reading)

Big money backs reshaped tax system

Written on 20 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A $10 billion tax increase for Californians is the objective of a ensemble of billionaires and political insiders seeking to place an initiative on the Nov. 2012 ballot. Proposing an answer to the state’s constricting finances, a group calling itself... (Continue reading)

New future for local taxation?

Written on 14 Nov, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Scattered electoral successes last week by locally-initiated revenue measures may be signaling a willingness by California voters to tax themselves — if they hear the right justifications. [SanFranciscoChronicle] Public agencies in varying jurisdictions across California, including counties, cities and school... (Continue reading)