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July 20, 2015
Mayor Jan Howell Marx
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
RE: Defend Proposition 13 Coalition /Oppose SCA -5
Dear Mayor Marx,
On behalf of the Central Coast Taxpayers Association (CCTA), I am taking this
opportunity to inform the San Luis Obispo City Council that the organization has
endorsed and joined the statewide Defend Prop 13 Coalition with the purpose of
defeating SCA -5, the "split roll' tax proposal.
Please know CCTA will vigorously fight any effort to gut Proposition 13, such as
SCA -5. Proposition 13 protects taxpayers, jobs and our economy. If passed,
SCA -5 will have a devastating impact to the small businesses in the City of San
Luis Obispo.
CCTA is requesting the members of the San Luis Obispo City Council pass
a resolution opposing SCA -5, and send copies to Senator Bill Monning and
Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, as well as the League of Cities.
Respectfully,
Jordan Cunningham
President
Cc:
Council Member John Ashbaugh
Council Member Dan Carpenter
Council Member Carlyn Christianson
Council Member Dan Rivoire
Central Coast Taxpayers Association • P.O. Box 1324 • Templeton, CA 93465
BACKGROUND SCA 5 is Opposed by
For nearly 40 years, Prop. 13 has maintained stable and predictable property Job Leaders &Tax Fighters
taxes for California homeowners and businesses.
SCA 5 would raise taxes by $9 billion a year by dismantling the foundation of California
Prop. 13 and implementing a split -roll property tax Increase. Business
SCA 5 makes NO sense... Roundtable
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California already has a $8 billion budget surplus. SCA 5 would give Sacramento
politicians billions more in tax dollars, which simply isn't needed.
(Source: San Jose Mercury News, 5!5115)
Kills Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
A study by Pepperdine University found that a tax increase similar to SCA 5 would C ali(oi Ilia laxl)aytrs Association
kill nearly 400,000 jobs in California.
(Source: Pepperdine University, An Analysis of Split Roll Property Tax Issues and Impacts, March 2012)
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Hurts California
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SCA 5 will worsen California's uneven economic recovery where half the state is TAXPAYERS
still struggling and families are hurting. For example, Los Angeles County has gone ASSOCIATION
over 23 years without positive job growth.
(Source: UCLA Anderson Forecast, March 2014)
...and homeowners could be next!
JOIN the coalition at TWEET your opposition to
www.cbrt.org /defendpropl3 SCA 5 using #DefendProp13
SHARE the facts about SCA 5
in newsletters and with your
friends and colleagues
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TAXPAYERS ASsocixrION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2015
Contact Jordan Cunningham
805 - 748 -9410
The Board of Directors of the Central Coast Taxpayers Association (CCTA) voted to
endorse and join the Defend Prop 13 Coalition, President Jordan Cunningham
stated "this is a grassroots coalition coming together from across California to defeat
Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (SCA -5), a split roll property tax proposal. This
is just another effort by the State Legislature to undermine and dismantle
Proposition 13 by establishing a costly split roll tax and raising commercial taxes
on businesses, hurting mostly small business owners throughout the state, and on
the Central Coast."
"The Defend Prop 13 Coalition has already received support from over two dozen
regional chambers of commerce, the California Business Roundtable, CalChamber,
NFIB, California Taxpayers Association, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and
California Business Properties Association. All recognize that California is already
one of the highest taxed states in the nation with an $8 billion surplus in this
budget year, but rather than passing reforms that will grow jobs for Californians
and that will increase revenues for education and state services, the Legislature
is proposing yet another tax on California businesses. SCA -5 will have a
devastating impact on the state's business climate."
Cunningham continued by saying "the Central Coast Taxpayers Association will
help vigorously fight any effort to gut Prop 13 that protects taxpayers, jobs and the
economy.
Central Coast Taxpayers Association • P.O. Box 1324 • Tempelton, CA 93465