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Taxpayer Protection & Gov't Accountability Act (Nov. 2024 Calif ballot prop.)
Nov. 8, 2022 General Election
Nov. 2, 2021 Mail Ballot - Santa Clara County
Berryessa Union Elementary
Los Gatos Union School District
Menlo Park City School District
May 4, 2021 Mail Ballot - Santa Clara & San Mateo
San Mateo Nov. 3, 2020 General Election
March 2020 Elections - Santa Clara County
Measure E - San Jose Transfer Tax
Measure G - Foothill De Anza Bond
Measure H - Foothill De Anza Parcel tax
Measure I - Morgan Hill Bond
Measure J - East Side Union High
Measure K - Campbell Union High
Measure L - San Benito High
Measure O - Cupertino Union
Measure P - Campbelll Union Parcel Tax
Measure Q - Union School Parcel Tax
Measure R - Franklin McKinley Bond
Measure S - Oak Grove Parcel Tax
Measure T - MV Wishman Bond
Measure U - Berryessa Union Bond
Measure V - Evergreen Bond
Santa Clara Nov. 3, 2020 General Election
San Mateo June 23, 2020 Special Election
March 2020 Election - San Mateo County
SM-Measure J - Jefferson
SM-Measure-K - Brisbane
SM-Measure L - San Mateo
SM-Measure M - Las Honda Pescadero
SM-Measure-N - San Carlos
SM-Measure-O - Burlingame
SM-Measure-P - Portola Valley
November 8, 2016 Elections
Measure A: $950M Bond
Measure B: VTA Sales Tax
Measure F: San Jose Pension Agreement
Measure U: San Benito $60M Bond
Measure X: San Jose-Evergreen $748M Bond
Measure Y: San Jose Unified $72 parcel tax
Measure Z: East Side Union High $510M Bond
Measure AA: Campbell Union High $275M Bond
Measure BB: Sunnyvale School $59 parcel tax
Measure CC: Campbell Union $72M Bond
Measure EE: Oak Grove School $132 parcel tax
Measure GG: Los Altos $223 parcel tax
Measure HH: Franklin-McKinley $72 parcel tax
Proposition 51
May 2020 Special Election - Santa Clara
Measure A - Palo Alto Unified School District Parcel Tax
May 2019 Election
Measure A
November 2018 Elections - Santa Clara
Argument Against Measure A
Argument Against Measure D
Argument Against Measure E
Argument Against Measure K
Argument Against Measure H
Argument Against Measure R
Argument Against Measure T
Argument Against Measure V
Argument Against Measure Z
Argument Against Measure X
Argument Against Measure W
Argument Against Measure AA
Argument Against Measure BB
Argument Against Measure BB
Argument Against Measure GG
Argument Against Measure JJ
November 2018 Elections - San Mateo
Argument Against Measure V
Argument Against Measure X
Argument Against Measure Y
Argument Against Measure FF
Argument Against Measure KK
Argument Against Measure PP
Argument Against Measure QQ
Argument Against Measure TT
Argument Against Measure VV
2017 Elections
Petition to Repeal the Gas Tax
No on Measure I
No on Measure F - Atherton Parcel Tax
March 7, 2017 Mail Ballot - Santa Clara County
Ballot Argument Against Lakeside School District $647 Parcel Tax
March 7, 2017 Mail Ballot - San Mateo County
Ballot Argument Against San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District Parcel Tax
Elections June 2016
Measure AA - SF Bay $12 Parcel Tax
Measure B - San Jose Sales Tax
Measure D - Pacifica Parcel Tax
Measure E - Gilory Unified School District Bond
Measure E - Pacifica Parcel Tax
Measure G - Moreland School District Parcel Tax
Measure H - Franklin-McKinnley School Bond
Measure H - Ravenswood Bond Measure
Measure I - Alum Rock Bond
Measure J - Lakeview School District
2015 Elections
Santa Clara & San Mateo Ballot - November 3, 2015
Los Altos $65M Bond Measure A
Union Elementary School District $95 Parcel Tax
Redwood City Elementary School District $193M Bond
City of San Mateo .25% Sales Tax
San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District $148M Bond
San Carlos $45M Bond
2014 Elections - November
Palo Alto TOT Argument Against Measure B
Palo Alto Utility Tax – Measure C
Gilroy Sales Tax Argument Against Measure F
Santa Clara Unified School District $419,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure H_
East Side Union High School District $113.200,000 Bond Issue: Measure I_
Fremont Union High School District Parcel Tax - Measure J
Fremont Union High School District $295,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure K_
Berryessa Union School District $77M Bond Measure L
Evergreen School District $100,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure M
Los Altos School District – Argument Against $150 Bond Measure N
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Parcel Tax - Measure O
Oak Grove Elementary School District $89,800,000 Bond Issue: Measure P_
Measure Q: Santa Clara Open Space Authority - $24 parcel tax
San Mateo Ballot - November 4, 2014
Bayshore Elementary School District Parcel Tax – Measure K
Belmont Redwood Shores School District $48,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure I
Burlingame Elementary School District $256 parcel tax
Jefferson Union High School District $133,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure J
San Mateo Community College District $388,000,000 Bond Issue: Measure H
South San Francisco .5% Sales Tax
ELECTION 2014 - June 3, San Benito County ballot measures
Measure F –San Benito County (June 3, 2014)
Measure G – San Benito County (June 3, 2014)
ELECTION 2014 - June 3, San Mateo County ballot measures
Measure A – Sequoia Union High $265 million Bond (June 3, 2014)
Measure B – Cabrillo Unified School District (June 3, 2014)
Measure C – Bayshore Elementary School District (June 3, 2014)
Measure D – Woodside Elementary School District (June 3, 2014)
ELECTION 2014 - June 3, Santa Clara County ballot measures
Measure AA – Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (June 3, 2014)
Measure B – City of San Jose Library Funding (June 3, 2014)
Measure C – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure E – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure G – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure H – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure I – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure J – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure K – Santa Clara County (June 3, 2014)
Measure AA – Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (June 3, 2014)
Election 2013
Measure O – Portola Valley School District Parcel Tax (May 7, 2013)
2012 STATEWIDE: No on Calif. Prop. 30: Sales Tax Hike
No on Proposition 30: Statewide Sales Tax Increase (SMC)
(delete) Statewide: No on Proposition 30: Statewide Sales Tax Increase (SCC)
2012 STATEWIDE: Yes on Proposition 32: Corporate Funding of Political Campaigns
Proposition 32 in the News
Prop. 32: Contributions by our Opposition
2012 STATEWIDE: No on Proposition 38: Tax to Fund Education & Early Childhood Programs (SCC)
(delete) Statewide: No on Proposition 38: Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs (SCC)
ELECTION 2012 - November 6, San Mateo County ballot measures
Measure A - San Mateo County Sales Tax (Nov. 2012)
Measure D – Burlingame School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure E – Jefferson Union High School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure G - San Bruno Park School District $199 Parcel Tax (Nov. 2012)
Measure H – San Carlos School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure I – Jefferson Elementary School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure J – Half Moon Bay Transaction (Sales) & Use Tax (Nov. 2012)
Measure K – Menlo Park Transient Occupancy (Hotel) Tax (Nov. 6, 2012)
Measure O - Portola Valley School District Parcel Tax (May 2013)
ELECTION 2012 - November 6, Santa Clara County ballot measures
Measure A - Santa Clara County Sales Tax (approx 1/2 billion dollars)
(delete)Measure A - Santa Clara County Sales Tax (Nov. 2012)
Measure A - Santa Clara County Sales Tax (approx. half a billion dollars)
(delete)Measure B - Santa Clara Valley Water District (Nov. 2012)
Measure B - Santa Clara Valley Water District (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure D - San Jose Minimum Wages (Nov. 2012)
Measure D - San Jose Minimum Wages (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure G – Morgan Hill Unified School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure G – Morgan Hill Unified School District (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure H – San Jose Unified School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure H – San Jose Unified School District (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure I – East Side Union High School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure I – East Side Union High School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure J – Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure J – Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (Nov. 2012)
(delete)Measure K - Berryessa Union School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure K - Berryessa Union School District (Nov. 2012)
(DELETE)Measure L – Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District (Nov. 2012)
Measure L – Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District (Nov. 2012)
2012 Candidate Endorsements, Santa Clara County
2012 Candidate Endorsements, San Mateo County
Ballot Measures - San Mateo County - November 2012
ELECTION 2012: June
ELECTION 2010: Results
SCHD - Thanks for vote (yes)
Measure N – La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District (May 7, 2013) (reg voters)
Measure O – Portola Valley School District Parcel Tax (May 7, 2013) (reg voters)
June 7, 2016 Primary Elections
Issues
Redwood City Voter Seeks to Invalidate Local Bond Measures
Breaking Bad California
Q&A: How to apply for $597 exemption in the Los Altos School District
School Enrollment Declining on Peninsula
Minimum Wage: Economic Boom or Bust?
California sky-high income tax problem
Who Pays?
Disband the Sequoia Health Care District. Education First!
Open-Space Tax Ruled Illegal
Why California Is Bankrupt
No-bid practice for funding school projects found illegal
Events
Press Room
Shadow poll tests new sales tax in Santa Clara County (SJ Spotlight; 6/27/2023)
Overhauling zoning laws key to tackling SJ's woes (Opp'y Now SV; 3/22/2023)
SJ Isn’t Enforcing Its Gun Insurance Requirement (The Reload; 3/2/2023)
Fearmongering about Taxpayer Protection Act a 'misunderstanding' (Opp Now; 2/28/23)
Proposed tax law threatens billions in SJ funding (SJ Spotlight; 2/25/2023)
When it comes to local taxes, when is enough 'enough?' (Climate Mag; 2/15/23)
Convicted Santa Clara County sheriff keeps retirement benefits (SJ Spotlight; 12/7/22)
Sylvia Arenas ahead in race for District 1 Santa Clara County supervisor (SJ Spotlight; 11/8/22)
Santa Clara Head Tax Arguments: Local Business, Restaurants Oppose Increase (SantaClaraNews;8/24/22)
SJ gun insurance law not expected effective till 2023 due to litigation (East Bay Times; 7/9/22)
Controversial SJ gun insurance law faces another legal challenge (Mercury News; 3/16/22)
Tax groups sue SJ over gun insurance law (S.V. Business Journal; 3/17/22)
Lawsuit filed: S.J. gun ordinance (SVPAF press release; 3/16/22)
Caltrain funding measure offers lifeline to rail service as ridership drops (SF Chronicle; 9/16/2020
School bond & zoning measures for new hotels fails at ballot box (Morgan Hill Life;
Is new property transfer tax plan a blank check? (Opp New; 12/23/19)
More than 20 measures headed to the Voters in Santa Clara County
SVTA press coverage - December, 2012
School Board sues ex-superintendent over condo loan [SJ Mercury News 12/12/12]
SVTA press coverage - November, 2012
Santa Clara County voters embrace Measure A sales tax [SJ Mercury News 11/7/12]
Santa Clara County $548 million parcel tax approved [SJ Mercury News, 11/7/12]
Minimum wage hike would destroy SJ jobs [SJ Mercury News 11/5/12]
Cal reaches out to low-income high school students [ABC 7 KGO TV; 11/2/12]
SVTA press coverage - October, 2012
Voters Decide How Much to Pay [Wall Street Journal; 10/31/12]
Facing deficit, Menlo Park counts on hotel tax—before vote [Peninsula Press; 10/27/12]
Prop 32 promises campaign finance reform, but is there a catch? [Santa Cruz Good Times, 10/23/12]
Press Release: Stop tax increases & special interests’ domination of Calif. in Nov - 10/12/12]
Santa Clara County tries again for a sales tax [SJ Mercury News, 10/7/12]
SVTA press coverage - September, 2012
Water district tax proposal support by Saratoga council [Saratoga News; 9/25/12]
Voters asked to approve sales tax increase; 9/24/12
Ex-South Bay Superintendent Looks At Unloading Condo To Taxpayers [CBS-5 TV; 9/19/12]
Taxpayer group sues SCVWD over proposed parcel tax [SJ Mercury News; 9/8/12]
SVTA press coverage - March, 2013
SJ council votes to explore new road taxes [SJ Mercury News 3/6/13]
SC County Officials Stand By Decision to Fund Gun Buyback [Palo Alto Patch 3/5/13]
SCC judge allows Water Dist's $543 million tax, despite tech glitches [Inside Bay Area 3/4/13]
Hundreds of Weapons Collected in County Gun Buyback [Los Gatos Patch 3/3/13]
SVTA press coverage - August, 2012
Taxpayer group threatens to sue water district [Mountain View Voice; 8/31/12]
Hotel tax: Menlo Park challenges ballot language [The Almanac; 8/30/12]]
Not again: error found in SCVWD proposed $548 million parcel tax [SJ Mercury; 8/28/12]
SCVWD cuts idea for lifetime medical benefits for board members [SJ Mercury News; 8/28/12]
Internal Affairs: Something overlooked amid SCC counsel's leadership shuffle? [SJ Mercury; 8/26/12]
Appellate Court declines SCC taxpayers' suit to stop tax measure [SJ Mercury, 8/24/12]
SVTA takes on SC County, water district [SJ Mercury; 8/21/12]
Two-word error may cost SC water district $548 million [YAHOO! NEWS; 8/21/12]
2-word ballot mistake could endanger $548m tax bid [Sac'to Bee; 8/20/12]
Two-word error could cost SCV Water District [SJ Mercury News, 8/19/12]
Reimb or gouging? SV agencies ask repayment for open meetings law compliance [SJ Merc News; 8/17/12]
Taxpayer group: SC County sales tax measure is illegal [SJ Mercury News, 8/15/12]
SVTA press coverage - June, 2012
SC County sup'rs push sales tax for Nov ballot [SJ Mercury News; 6/26/12]
SJ proposes half-cent sales tax [SJ Mercury News; 6/26/12]
Nine Bay Area Counites $12 Parcel Tax Proposal
Prop. 22 limits on state raids is hotly disputed [Oakland Tribune; 10/18/10]
SVTA press coverage - October, 2010
Palo Alto Utility Tax: Measure B
SVTA Recommendations for November 4th Santa Clara Ballot
SVTA Recommendations for November 4th San Mateo Ballot
August 28, 2014 Press Coverage
July 19, 2014: Open Space Parcel Tax Heading to November ballot
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