Tag: Tax

Legislation

Save Prop. 13 Hits 1.1 Million Signatures–3 Days Left to Get 150,000 More

February 11, 2026
SAN DIEGO–Reform California announced at a Feb. 11 zoom webinar that the Save Prop. 13 Initiative has now received 1.1 million signatures with 150,000 more signatures sought in the next 3 days by going to OpposeTaxHikes.org. Assemblyman Carl DeMaio also announced that the Voter Registration ID Initiative now has received 1.35 million signatures.

Legislation

Republicans Oppose Democrats Mileage Gas Tax Efforts

February 2, 2026
SACRAMENTO–California Democratic legislators are pursuing a new mileage tax fee that they say will replace the state’s gas tax as proposed by Assembly Bill 1421 in order to fund transportation infrastructure and repairs. Republicans are opposing the efforts

Community

Redding Council To Decide On Raising Sales Tax By 1 Percent On Nov. 4 Ballot

August 5, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–The Redding City Council decided on a 4-1 vote (Agenda 9:12a2) this evening (Aug. 5) to place a 1 percent sales tax increase (to 8.25 percent) on the Nov. 4 general election ballot which if passed by voters would raise an estimated additional $30 million. The lone dissenting vote was made by Council Member Tenessa Audette who wanted to delay the vote from a special election this fall at a cost between $300,00–$500,000 to Nov. 3, 2026 (next year’s general election).