3 out of 4 voters support Prop 13 reform when given the facts  Los Angeles – One week after the introduction of the “Property Tax Fairness Amendment” (SCA 5) – a constitutional amendment that would close commercial property tax loopholes created by Prop 13 – Anthony Thigpenn, President of California Calls announced overwhelming support for reform…

Proposed Constitutional Amendment Responds to Growing Momentum for Prop 13 Reform  Sacramento, CA – State Senators Holly Mitchell and Loni Hancock today introduced SCA 5, the Property Tax Fairness amendment, which would finally make California’s property tax code fair by assessing commercial and industrial properties at their market value, after a phase-in period. It would also…

  California Calls, a statewide coalition of community based organizations, released the following statement from President Anthony Thigpenn in response to Governor Brown’s revised 2015-16 budget: “While the Governor’s revised budget makes an attempt at addressing poverty in California with a state Earned Income Tax Credit, the state still has a long way to go…