Proposition 13 is an amendment of the Constitution of California enacted during 1978, by means of the initiative process, to cap property taxes and limit property reassessments to when the property ch
Howard Jarvis speaking to crowd after California Proposition 13 victory
California housing shortage
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Since about 1970, California has been experiencing an extended and increasing housing shortage, such that by 2018, California ranked 49th among the states of the U.S. in terms of housing units per res
1978 California Proposition 13
…13, homeowners in California receive a property subsidy that increases the longer that they own their home. It has been described as a contributor to California's housing crisis, as its acquisition value system (where the assessed value of property is based on the date of its acquisition rather than current market value…
A tent city, a form of improvised housing, in Oakland, California
Most zoning laws in California make building any type of multi-family housing illegal like this large modern duplex on the west side of Bridgeway in downtown Sausalito.
A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk next to a limousine in the Mission area of San Francisco.