City of San Jose Once Again Refuses to Listen To Its Residents

By David G. Johnson

As if the recent Hotel “Transient Tax” increase, approved by voters in the June primary was not enough, now the City of San Jose is looking to oppose the “Save Prop 13” act, to be on the ballot in November.  The unnamed proposition was submitted to the State with more than 25,000 local petition signers – both Democrat and Republican, who simply want to see an end to endless tax increases and City or State mandated tax grabs to continue to fund already bloated budgets, based on 50% increase in City revenues over the past 6 years.

In a remarkable case of being “tone deaf”, Councilmembers Cohen, Campos, Kamei and Tordillos (all very far-left leaning) are going to propose that San Jose scrap the proposed statewide bill, as the City still needs to close its budget gap to “fund the homeless” (industrial complex).

Call Mayor Mahan and Councilmembers Mulcahy, Casey and Doan and urge them to oppose MORE City taxes.

David G. Johnson, SVGOP Chair