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Saving California: Gavin Newsom’s Elitism is Crushing Ordinary Californians
My mom, newly divorced in the early 1960’s, moved us out west from the east coast when she was told California was where she could make a...
Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Now is not the time for the crushing tax hikes a split roll would bring
For decades there have been calls for California to reform our tax system and there is no time like the present to get it done.
Carolyn Cavecche
May 4, 20203 min read
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Anaheim-Angels stadium deal a win for taxpayers
For years I have been able to watch the debate in Anaheim on what to do with the stadium with clear eye
Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 14, 20193 min read
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The false premises and promises of the push for split roll
I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.
Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 1, 20193 min read
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Orange County has lost one of the good ones
In an era when people run for public office for all the wrong reasons Eric stood out.
Carolyn Cavecche
Aug 17, 20193 min read
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Santa Ana and Stanton out of compliance with Measure M2
City budgets can make the eyes of even the most interested taxpayer roll back a bit in their head.
Carolyn Cavecche
Jun 1, 20193 min read
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Unpacking the effort to allow AQMD to raise SoCal taxes
There are rules when it comes to taxes. How high they can go, what they can be used for… and there are rules about which public agencies...
Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 24, 20193 min read
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Millennials shouldn't fall for anti-Prop.13 hype
Prop.13 protects them, too. California is currently in the middle of a housing crisis. A crisis so severe, that Gov. Gavin Newsom is...
Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 9, 20194 min read
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Incumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollars
AS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job...
Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 28, 20193 min read
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Oppose Sacramento's latest 'gas tax'
You have to give politicians in Sacramento credit. They don't waste time celebrating their victories before starting their next plan of...
Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 24, 20193 min read
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Incumbents have enough advantages, they shouldn't be campaigning with taxpayer dollars
AS APPEARED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Incumbents have an advantage when it comes to elections. Their ballot designation, or job...
Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 28, 20183 min read
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Split-roll is just the first attack on Prop. 13
For the past few years, taxpayer advocates, including the Orange County Taxpayers Association, have been sounding the alarm of an...
Carolyn Cavecche
Jan 5, 20183 min read
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Addressing Deferred Maintenance in National Parks Without Raising Taxes
I am a National Park Enthusiast. I have a passport that I bring with me to get stamped at each park I visit. I actually plan vacations...
Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 21, 20172 min read
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California is taxed enough without Republican tax reform
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, by a vote of 227-205. Now it's up to the Senate to...
Carolyn Cavecche
Nov 28, 20173 min read
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Political posturing risks CalOptima's stability
Many of us who either grew up in, or have lived in, Orange County for many decades remember the old county hospital just off the Santa...
Carolyn Cavecche
Jul 24, 20173 min read
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Where is all the money for dams?
As a taxpayer, I have some basic expectations. When I dial 9-1-1 I want a police officer or firefighter to arrive at my house as quickly...
Carolyn Cavecche
Feb 20, 20173 min read
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Letters: Prop. 13 works for all
Re: "High-priced coastal homes have lower tax rates than inland Houses due to Prop 13, study finds," [News, Dec. 5]: The headline of your...
Carolyn Cavecche
Dec 13, 20162 min read
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How did Westminster get into such dire financial straits?
The following post was published in the Opinion section in The Orange County Register. To view, click here. On June 22nd, the Westminster...
Carolyn Cavecche
Jul 7, 20163 min read
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Newport Beach Pulls Taxpayers Protection Act Off the November Ballot
To make the statement that there are factions who don't like each other on the Newport Beach City Council is probably the understatement...
Carolyn Cavecche
Jun 21, 20162 min read
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Legislature seeks to enact split-roll property tax
Just last month, we were pleased to announce that the pro-tax coalition behind placing an anti-Proposition 13 measure on the November...
Carolyn Cavecche
Mar 16, 20162 min read
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