Third Thursday Taxpayers Toolkit Meeting
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The SVTA Board will review this November's ballot, and offer the SVTA's position on several candidates and initiatives.
David Wolfe, Legislative Director of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, will be the keynote speaker.
David Wolfe has worked for five years with Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. In this capacity, he monitors the California legislature closely, writing position letters and testifying on hundreds of bills. At least ten of these would have severely undercut Propositions 13 and 218, the main priorities of the Association. His other responsibilities include writing the California Piglet Book (available for PDF download here), detailing wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse in state and local government, putting together an annual Report Card for all 120 legislators, and contributing to the HJTA quarterly publication "Taxing Times." He has also worked on a variety of initiative campaigns including to defeat taxes and advocate for property rights. Having sat through hundreds of hours of budget hearings, he also can speak broadly on Sacramento’s spending habits.
Free for SVTA members (including those who join or renew at the door) $10 individual non-member $15 non-member couple
All are welcome! We especially invite members of neighborhood associations and other community action organizations.
Candidates for public office have an open invitation to come and introduce themselves to our members. Just RSVP and we'll plan to include you on the agenda!
We encourage you to come around 6 o'clock to dine at Harry’s Hofbrau. To help us keep the cost of the facility low, please deposit your dinner receipt in the bucket marked “SVTA” at the cashier’s desk.
ABOUT SVTA’S THIRD THURSDAY TAXPAYER TOOLKIT MEETINGS: SVTA is pleased to present keynote speakers in a forum for you, the taxpayer, to come together and share information on specific tax issues and concerns. We invite you to learn with us, as we strengthen ourselves with tools that we, as your taxpayer association, can use to fight for and protect your rights and interests as Silicon Valley taxpayers.
