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From: Cindy Dambrosia
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Subject: RE: California Removes Citizen Vote Ballot Initiative While City-County-State Allowed New Tax Ballots
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1.4 MILLION VOTERS INITIATIVE REMOVED BY SEVEN PEOPLE!
While Multiple Taxes Of City County Federal Taxes Allowed On Ballot CA Supreme Court Against 100 Year Law Removes Citizen Initiative Taxpayer Protection
1.4 Million Signatures Citizens Initiative Ballot Removed By Democrat Appointed 7 Judges!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7a45elcyWc&t=0s
TAXPAYER PROTECTION BALLOT REMOVED BY DEMOCRATS LOBBIED JUDGES
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"A Yes vote supports amending the state constitution to define all state and local levies, charges, and fees as taxes and to require new state taxes proposed by the state legislature to be enacted via a two-thirds legislative vote and voter approval and new local taxes to be enacted via a two-thirds vote of the electorate."
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Two-
Thirds Legislative Vote and Voter Approval for_New or Increased Taxes Initiative _(2024)
WSJ Wall Street Journal - Direct Democracy Dies in California "California's Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Governor and chucked a Nov. 5 ballot initiative that would have limited Sacramento's ability to raise taxes. The citizen initiative backed by the California Business Roundtable CITIZENS INITIATIVE SIGNED BY 1.4 MILLION VOTERS required that most regulatory fees and charges be approved by the Legislature and voters. It also required voters to approve tax increases passed by the Legislature, and it raised the threshold to two-thirds for localities to pass special taxes. The initiative was the biggest threat to public-union governance since voters passed Prop. 13 in 1978. It was also voters' best hope to stop the progressive tax-and-spend ratchet." https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-supreme-court-ballot-initiative-taxes-gavin- newsom-goodwin-liu-ccd1b24c
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JUDICIAL INJUSTICE CORRUPTION
The Supreme Court of California consists of the Chief Justice of California and six Associate Justices, appointed or nominated by the Democrat Governor to back his agenda THE PEOPLE CANNOT VOTE JUDGE APPOINTMENTS AT CA SUPREME COURT. "Justice Martin J. Jenkins was confirmed to his current position as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court on November 10, 2020. Previously, he served as Senior Judicial Appointments Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom and advised the governor on the appointment of judges across California."
https://supreme.courts.ca.gov/about-court/justices-court "The California Supreme Court sided with Gavin Newsom and California Democrat politicians in removing the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative from the November ballot. The California Taxpayer Protection Initiative (CTPI) is a citizens initiative that collected the required amount of valid signatures - over 1.4 million - from Californians to be placed on the ballot. The measure would make it harder for state and local politicians to impose costly and unfair tax hikes — the reason that politicians sued to https://reformcalifornia.org/news/carl-demaio-condemns-ca-supreme-court- decision-to-remove-taxpayer-protection-initiative-from-november-ballot
CORRUPT CA MULTIPLE TAXES
VOTE NO TO ALL TAX NOVEMBER BALLOT
POLITICIANS IGNORE PEOPLE SUFFERING BIDENFLATION
"California's working families are already struggling with a high cost of living and state and local politicians are making it worse by constantly trying to raise taxes and spike our utility rates. California politicians are specifically trying to repeal Prop 13 with two separate initiatives on the ballot in 2024 — along with a blizzard of other tax hike proposals. 'Californians are already forced to pay the highest taxes in the nation and we literally have seen millions of working families flee the high cost of our state - enough is enough, ' says Carl DeMaio, Chairman of Reform California. After collecting more than 1.4 million signatures, voters will be asked to vote on this landmark ballot measure in the November 2024 election. The California Taxpayer Protection Initiative is supported by a broad coalition chaired by the CA Business Properties Association, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association, and the CA Business Roundtable. Unfortunately, state and local politicians have raised millions in special interest funding to defeat this crucial ballot measure - because they know if the measure passes it will make harder for them to raise your taxes!" • California politicians are trying to confuse voters by placing two initiatives on the ballot that would both gut prop 13 and make it easier to raise state and local taxes, as well as increase your utility rates;
• ACA-1 would gut Prop 13's 2/3 vote requirement for new taxes by lowering it to 55%;
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• ACA-13 would gut Prop 13 by blocking the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative and eliminating the requirement that voters be allowed to vote on tax increases with honest ballot titles;
• We MUST defeat both of these initiatives to save Prop 13 in 2024! https://reformcalifornia.org/campaigns/stop-the-tax-hikes CITY OF CHULA VISTA - ATTEND SPEAK AGENDA 6.4 NO MORE TAX! Proposal yet another tax which is a double sales tax of Measure P with Measure A https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?ld=daf5fdcd-b6ca-4e88- 85b1-26fac6216f8a&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English<em=35&Tab=attachments https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?Documentld=42837 Chula Vista Attempt To Extend Another Ten Years 2nd Decade Sales Tax Measure P "A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing a 0.5 percent sales tax for 10 years, with revenue deposited into the general fund and resulting in a total sales tax rate in the city of 8.5 percent."
https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?ld=daf5fdcd-b6ca-4e88- 85b1-26fac6216f8a&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English<em=35&Tab=attachments John McCann Carolina Chavez Jose Preciado Alonso Gonzalez Rachel Morineau Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4
https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/mayor-council
Greedy Chula Vista already has NEVER EXPIRE Measure A SALES TAX CITY LIE CLAIMED "FUND POLICE" TRICKED VOTERS THE TAX STOLEN TO GENERAL FUND! After years, Chula Vista Still Understaffed Police Department! "A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the City to impose a half-cent (0.5 percent) sales tax to 9 percent on retail sales to fund general city purposes, set to expire when only when repealed by voters."
https://ballotpedia.org/Chula_Vista, California, Measure_A, Half- Cent Sales Tax (June 2018)
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SAN DIEGO AFTER FAILURE MAINTAIN SEWER DRAINS TAXED FROM RATE PAYERS https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/01/29/san-diego-could-have-cleaned-chollas- creek-before-storm-state-says/
USES THEIR FAILURE TO CREATE ANOTHER SALES TAX NO ACCOUNTABILITY! https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2024/03/20/proposed-sd-sales-tax-takes-1st- step-after-city-committee-vote/
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Regulated Floodway ACACIA GROVEWAY
Chollas Creek
ALPHA STREET
BETA STREET ALLEY
BETA STREET
100-Year Floodplain Limit
These Areas Are Regulated
BIRCH STREET
GAMMA STREET
500-Year Flood Limit
THOR STREET These Areas Are Not Regulated
The City of FEMA FIRM INUNDATION LIMITS
SAN DIEGO AS OF 01/23/2024
Based on: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/national-flood-hazard-layer SAN DIEGO COUNTY TAX CORRUPT BYPASS 2/3 VOTER REQUIREMENT SAN DIEGO SANDAG USES TAX PAID EMPLOYEES "CITIZEN INITIATIVE"
TAX PAID UNION WORKERS PLACE YET ANOTHER SALES TAX ON BALLOT https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2024/01/05/voters-to-decide-fate-of-half-cent- sales-tax-increase-which-makes-november-ballot/
FRONT AND DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
SECOND AVE. EXIT top the Mileag
[email protected] (619) 699-1900
https:/www.sandag.org/meetings-and-events/board.oldirectors
CEDAR STREET CALIFORNIA SANDAG PROPOSED TAXES
SOM SURES https://www.kusi.com/proposed-sandag-plan-will-charge(SMDNG (SANDAG
sandag.org -san-diegans-for-every-mile-traveled-increase-sales-tax/ mies ECOND Future Local Sales Tax Ballet Measure-half-cent measure fold require balt measure)
NA CASS
SUITE 800
FREE PARONG
A STREET - ETH AVE VALDATION AT Future MATS Sales Tax batict measure halicent sales tar efter 2024 presidental election would SANDAG OFFICE resure balet measure TAXPAYERS PAY TRANSNET HALF CENT SALES TAX 1987-2348
B STREET
Future State Mileage-Based Road User Fee - begin in 2026 that would $0.023 per mile with a half cent increase on an annual basis (would require legislation) ADO TO SBI GAS TAX ANNUAL INCREASE
S MILEAGE TAX EXISTING ROADS
f coaste TROLLEY STOP C STREET PERSHING & https:/www.keepsandiegomoving.comtransnetaboutaspr ALREADY PAID BY TAX PAYERS
TROLLEY STOP
B ST. EXIT
ROUTE 992 BUS FROM AIRPORT
• BROADWAY Future Ridehading (UBER/YET) User Fee- for single trps $0.65 for pooled trips
DO NOT BELIEVE CONTINUAL LIES CLAIM OF 'ROAD REPAIR'
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TAX WILL FUND REMOVAL ROAD LANES TO MANAGED TOLL ROAD
https://apasandiego.org/download/l-805_Managed_Lanes.pdf Transportation
1-805 MANAGED LANES
FACT SHEET
The Project
estimated to cost $2.7 billion, wil create a at $2.7 billion (2006 dollars). This includes 27-mile Managed Lanes facilty in the median an estimated $26.3 million for preliminar of 1-805 between State Route 905(39 (S9 engineering studies and implementation of and Interstate 5(i-5). Karined an roverse)
The Need
1-805 is the backbone of moblity in the
urban core of the San Diego region. Itia key
heavity populated portion of the region.
Average daily traffic on i-805 ranges from
110,000 to 250,000 venices with daly
hours. Demand on this corridor is expected
to exceed 350,000 vehicles in 2030 with
Project Elements
Four Managed lanes
Mine access cons be wein
the Managed Lanes and general
Direct access ramps for buses
and other high occupancy
Continuous Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) service will be operated
on Managed Lanes (i.e. South
Вау 8кіX
water to the touse the yes
This Managed Lanes technique
SANDAG has been successfully used in the
region, providing additional funds
for transit servie.
San Dega CA 92101
Far (619) 699-1905
TOLLS ARE DOUBLE TAX ON ROADS ALREADY PAID BY TRANSNET TAX SANDAG TRANSNET LIE OF FUNDS "FREE"WAYS
HOV TOLL CONCRETE BARRIER = 2 LANES LOST
CONGESTED LANES WHILE CENTER HOV TOLL ROAD EMPTY
STOP
PAY TOLL
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Received 6/25/2024
ENTIRE COUNTY ALREADY PAYS TRANSNET SALES TAX SINCE 1988 DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 2044
SANDAG LIED DID NOT EXPAND FREEWAYS - TAX FUNDED REMOVAL ROAD LANES
FOR BIKE LANES
https://voiceofsandiego.org/2017/07/11/sandag-misled-voters-2004-tax-measure- showing-pattern-deception-goes-back-least-13-years/
5 Transvet G 176
1988 - 2044 Transportation 94
54 56 Sixty Year County Sales Tax (25 805
A SAN DIEGO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 2004 Vote https://www.keepsandiegomoving.com/transnet-about.aspx
To relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and match state/federal funds by:
Expanding 1-5, 1-8, 1-15, SR 52, SR 54, SR 56, SR 76. SR 76, SR 78, SR 94, SR 125, 1-805; Maintaining/improving local roads:
Increasing transit for seniors and disabled persons;
Expanding commuter express bus, trolley, Coaster services; Shall San Diego County voters continue the existing half-cent transportation sales tax (SDCRTC Ordinance 04-01) for forty years, including creating an independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee to conduct yearly audits ensuring voter mandates are met? - EXPAND FREEWAYS = NO TOLLS YES 000 → 0
(SANDAG NO 000
→ 0
THE CITIZENS INITIATIVE WOULD HAVE ALSO FORCED HONESTY IN TITLE SUMMARY "{d) The title and summary and ballot label or question required for a measure pursuant to the Elections
Code shall. for each measure providing for the imposition of a tax, include:
(1) The type and amount or rate of the tax;
(2) the duration of the tax; and
(3) The use of the revenue derived from the tax. If the proposed tax is a general tax. the phrase "for general
government use" shall be required, and no advisory measure may appear on the same ballot that would
indicate that the revenue from the general tax will. could. or should be used for a specific purpose."
CALIFORNIA HISTORY LIE TO VOTERS
CA SENATE PASSED 2017 AUTOMATIC GAS TAX INCREASE
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Road_Repair_and_Accountability Act_of_2017
CITIZEN MILLIONS INTIATIVE SUBMITTED REPEAL GAS TAX
STATE SECRETARY THEN CHANGED GAS TAX REPEAL TO ENACT GAS TAX "ENACT CERTAIN VEHICLE FUELS TAX" CORRUPT CHANGED OF WORDING https://vigarchive.sos.ca.gov/2018/general/propositions/6/ Written Communications
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"REPEAL GAS TAX" CITIZENS INITIATIVE
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_ 6, Voter Approval for Future_Gas_an d Vehicle_Taxes and 2017_Tax_Repeal_Initiative_(2018)
Alex Padilla
California Secretary of State
Proposition 6 - Eliminates Recently Enacted Road
Repair and Transportation Funding by Repealing
Revenues Dedicated For Those Purposes. Requires
Any Measure to Enact Certain Vehicle Fuel Taxes
and Vehicle Fees Be Submitted to and Approved By
the Electorate. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
https:/www.sos.ca.gov/campaign-jobbying/cal-access-resources/measure-contributions/2018-ballot-measure-contribution-totals/17 033-oliminates-recently-enncted-road-repair-and-transportation-funding-repealing-revenues-dedicated-those-purposos-requtres/ Democrat - Republican - Independent Voters Million Signatures submitted "Repeal Gas Tax" words changed to "ENACT Fuel Tax" to trick the voters PO Bos 27127 Reform California Private Funded Mailer sent San Diego, CA 92195 out due to wording change by California AG
ELECTION BALLOT REFORM CALIFORNIA
**CORRECTION** (Place with your sample ballot)
This notice is pronsied to you in compliance with dection laws.
The official sample ballot that was mailed to you contained a title for one of the statewide Propositions that is misleading and could be confasing to soters.
Please retain this notice and place it with the sample ballot that was mailed to you.
YES 6
The correct title for Proposition 6 should read:
Proposition 6: Gas Tax Repeal Initiative REPEAL GAS TAX A les sote would cepcal gas and sat tax hikes that were approved by the State Legislature.
A No vote would keep the gas and car tas increases in place and would allow the State Legislature to approve additional car and gas tax increases without noter approsal.
NOTICE TO VOTERS (Required by Ine) This is ook an official boot or an offial oventy toer infacin guide prepazed by the county elations cecial ce tbe Secretary de kie. Icis is an unctial, marked sulke propure by Kekem Caidorns - des on 6 10 Bes PP. IDe 1268914 - 80800 287 n ag CA 9219 Vehicle registrations fees due on or after January 1, 2018, will Trease que to the new tansooneton ime oven entee airy. waki is based unon the current market value afthe venicei
Angry Commuters Stuck In Traffic
Vehicle Value Registration Fee Increase
Zero to $4,999 $25 I See Voters that will vote out
$5,000 to $24,999 $50 Politicians that reduce car lanes $25,000 to $34,999 $100
$35,000 to $59,999 $150 and spend our Gas Tax for more
$60.000 and higher $175 empty buses and convert road
Senate Bal (SB) 1 created the transportation improvement fee (TIF) under me so kod Mainlanance ano Rehantiaton Proctam l lanes to Bike lanes few will use provide additional resources for the state to repair infrastructure and for road maintenance. The TIF Is a new variable fee that will be assessed as part of the total VR fee on spectied vehicles INCREASING GAS PRICES $100 additional annual fee for zero-emissions vehicles in 2020. WHAT ARE WE PATING CU
HE ORANGE COUNT
HOW MUCH OF YOUR GAS IS TAXES & FEEST
REGISTER ES AN EXCI
https//www.ocrogistor
com/2017/04/28/orange- $1.18 CALIFORNIA'S EXCISE TAXES ON GASOL ME TO 50.5 CENTS PER GALL
county-drivors-aro-no
PER GALLON in CA • STATE SALES TAX AVERAGE
winner naucamonto
1.7 CENTS PER GALLO *Gasoline SelfServe
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Drivers are no winners in Sacramento backroom deal
incense in callinia's histom. a 552 hedo annual tar increase that incomes lose big with 5B1 as i raises the gas tax by 70 percent and LEG% cbscure change in how gas taxes are caculated and guarantees that gas taxes wE be higher ty another seven cents ner callon in Juty 2019. in Bo thi other words, drivers wil day closer to 20 cents, a aton more in taxes Sultanto Sirce 2018 AUTOMATIC ANNUAL GAS TAX INCREASE
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Public Comments - Dambrosia
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SANDAG LIED FROM CONGESTION TAX TO MILEAGE TAX NOW CALLS IT DRIVING FEE https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/08/31/mayor-gloria-promised-to-kill-sandags- driving-fee-sandag-now-says-it-wont/
CHAIR VARGAS AS SAN DIEGO AIR RESOURCE BOARD
ADVISES STATE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD CARB
TO LEGISLATE ROAD USE CHARGE BYPASS VOTE OF PEOPLE
https://www.sdapcd.org/content/sdapcd/about/district-boards/governing- board.html
IMPLEMENTING MILEAGE TAX THRU LEGISLATION WITHOUT VOTE OF PEOPLE! https://stateline.org/2021/09/28/california-expands-road-mileage-tax-pilot-program/ USE CA AIR RESOURCE BOARD BRIBE COMMUTERS $400 EACH FOR MILEAGE TAX
TRACK YOUR MOVEMENT
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/california-offers-to-pay- drivers-to-test-mileage-fee
BYPASS VOTE OF BOARD ADVISES STATE CARB IMPLEMENT MILEAGE TAX https://voiceofsandiego.org/2022/08/31/mayor-goria-promised-to-kill-sandags-driving-fee-sandag-now-says.it-wont/
SANDAG CHAIR SANDAG DIRECTOR
NORA VARGAS SANDAG HASAN IKRHATA
San Diego APCD Member
Advisor To State CARB
"SANDAG document
Road Use Charge
Mileage Tax does not
need to be voted by
people. Implementation
Actions which is to
pursue legislation or
another mechanism to
administer a regional
road usage charge."
https://www.kusi.com/sandag-chair-
calls-mileage-tax-a-road-user-charge
CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITIONS
VOTE NO ALL TAX PROPOSITIONS ON BALLOT
https://ballotpedia.org/California_2024_ballot propositions
REFORM CALIFORNIA CARL DEMAIO
https://reformcalifornia.org/
PLEASE IMMEDIATE SUPREME COURT
AGAINST LAW REMOVAL CITIZENS INITIATIVE
CITIZENS INITIATIVE LAW SINCE 1911
SEVEN LIBERAL JUDGES IGNORE LAW
https://oag.ca.gov/initiatives
https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_the_initiative_process_in_ California https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-initiative-process-100-years-old/ Written Communications
Public Comments - Dambrosia
Received 6/25/2024
Top Marginal State Individual Income Tax Rates (as of January 3, 2023) WA***
7.00% 8.75% 4.00%
MT ND
6.75% 2.90%
OR MN
9.90% 9.85%
ID*
5.80%
WY MI*
4753
IA
NE 6.00% 3.07% MA
NV 6.64% 9.00%
4.95% IN 3.99%
CA 4.85% CO® 3.15% wV
13.30% 4.40% KS MO 6.50% 5.75% 5.99%
5.70% 4.95% 4.50%
TN 4.75% 6.99%
2.50% NM 4.75% AR SC
5.90% 4.90% 6.50% 10.750
MS* AL GA
5.00% 5.00% 5.75% DE
TX 6.60%
425%
DC
HI * 10.75%
11.00%
Note: Map shows top marginal rates: the maximum statutory rate in each state. This man does not show effective marginal tax rates, which would include the effects of phase outs of various Top State Marginal Individual Income Tax Rates tax preferences. Local income taxes are not included.
(**) State only taxes interest and dividends income.
¡**'State only taxes capital gains income. Higher
sources. tax roundabon, state tax statutes, forms, and instructions; Bloomberg Tax TAX FOUNDATION @TaxFoundation
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