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The OCTA’s Measure M overestimated sales tax revenue by $10 billion dollars

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Editor Posted in Measure M, OCTA, Orange County, Sales Tax, Transportation Leave a comment

The OCTA Board approved the Measure M Next 10 Delivery Plan on November 14, 2016. This comprehensive plan was developed to ensure the promises made in the Measure M2 Investment Plan can continue to be delivered despite changing economic and revenue shortfall impacts. The Next 10 Plan takes into account current cash flow forecasts, project information and schedules, and outlines 10 key milestones to be delivered in the next 10 years.

When the M2 Investment Plan was initially developed, forecasts projected M2 sales tax revenue available for projects and programs at $24.3 billion. Since the Great Recession in 2008, sales tax revenue has dropped by $10.1 billion and is now projected at only $14.2 billion. Continue reading→

Why did the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce endorse higher taxes?

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2016 Elections, Ballot Measures, Cheryl Brothers, Fountain Valley, Measure M, Patrick Tucker, Sales Tax, Steve Nagel, Taxes 6 Comments

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce just announced that they have decided to endorse the Fountain Valley sales tax increase Measure – HH.

HH is on the November ballot. It is a 20-year long, 1% sales tax increase with many negative financial impacts to both our residents and businesses. If passed by Fountain Valley’s voters, they will increase their city’s sales tax to 9%. Continue reading→

Watch the tax-raising Fountain Valley City Council incumbents squirm at a recent candidates forum

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Cheryl Brothers, Fountain Valley, Kim Constantine, Measure HH, Patrick Tucker, Sales Tax, Steve Nagel, Taxes 4 Comments

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a Fountain Valley City Council candidates forum.

The forum featured these candidates: Continue reading→

Fountain Valley city employee caught promoting tax increase on Facebook

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Ballot Measures, Fountain Valley, Kim Constantine, Measure HH, Patrick Tucker, Sales Tax 15 Comments

As you may know, the Fountain Valley City Council is trying to raise the sales tax in their city, via Measure HH, which is on the ballot this November.

Recently a Fountain Valley resident posed a question on the official Fountain Valley Facebook page asking why the page was promoting Measure HH – a very good question indeed. The resident also wondered why the person who was posting as the City of Fountain Valley apparently was posting from Indian Wells, CA. He wondered if perhaps this was a city employee posting at a cushy resort. Good question!

The city’s response was amazing. They wrote: Continue reading→

Blame John Lewis for the Democrats picking up an Assembly supermajority

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Anaheim, Big Government, Cecilia Iglesias, Chris Nguyen, Chris Norby, Corruption, Curt Pringle, Dave Gilliard, Fullerton, Janet Nguyen, Jimmy Camp, John Lewis, Jordan Brandman, Jose Moreno, Jose Solorio, Loretta Sanchez, Matt Cunningham, Matt Harper, Miguel Pulido, OC GOP, OCTA, Orange County, Republican Party, Rob Richardson, Robert Hammond, Sales Tax, Santa Ana, Scott Baugh, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Tom Daly, Transportation, Travis Kiger 1 Comment

Former State Senator John Lewis has such a hold on the Republican Party of Orange County that he was able to force the withdrawal of Robert Hammond, their candidate for the 69th Assembly District, so as to pave the way for his Democratic pal Tom Daly. And Lewis also ran the failed campaign of Chris Norby, for the 65th Assembly District. With the loss of Norby’s seat, and the 69th, the California Republican Party ceded a supermajority in the State Assembly to the California Democratic Party.

But Lewis is not the only one to blame. OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh (a political consultant) and OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen were personally involved in pulling Hammond out of the race for the 69th. And neither of them helped Jose “Joe” Moreno, the Anaheim Republican who, at the last minute, filed for the 69th rather than concede the victory to Daly. Moreno was however undone by allegations that he violated an obscure Federal law – the Hatch Act. Moreno, an employee of the O.C. Health Agency, was accused of this by labor, even though he is a longtime union member. Continue reading→

Another tax increase measure makes the November CA ballot

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Ballot Measures, California, Debra Bowen, Democratic Party, Sales Tax, Taxes Leave a comment

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Ninth Measure Qualifies for November California Ballot

SACRAMENTO – California Secretary of State Debra Bowen today certified a ninth measure for the November 6, 2012, General Election ballot. The measure, which would temporarily increase taxes, joins eight other measures already on the November ballot: Continue reading→