The latest from the NO campaign

Measure’s Qualification Overshadowed by Recent PPIC Poll Showing Overwhelming Opposition by Likely Voters with 57% saying NO to the Local Taxpayer Deception Act

SACRAMENTO, CA – Communities across California are at risk of losing billions of dollars for vital services like emergency response, parks, and even child care as real estate corporations qualify their Local Taxpayer Deception Act for the November ballot. 

If passed, the Local Taxpayer Deception Act would create loopholes allowing the wealthy to avoid paying their fair share; and it would retroactively overturn voter-approved ballot measures already in place – forcing deep cuts to emergency response, affordable housing, homelessness services, and public safety.

"The Local Taxpayer Deception Act is a direct assault on the ability of local governments to fund the fire protection, emergency response, and public safety services that Californians depend on," said Brian K. Rice, President, California Professional Firefighters. "This reckless measure would strip billions from the communities we serve — and California's firefighters will work tirelessly between now and November to make sure voters know exactly who is behind it and what it would cost them."

"This measure is an affront to everything Californians have fought for and everything we stand for," said Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of SEIU California and SEIU Local 2015. "For generations, California voters have won and defended the right to determine how their communities are funded and governed. The Local Taxpayer Deception Act doesn't just threaten public services — it goes after the voters themselves, stripping them of the democratic tools they have used to build a more just California and violating the core democratic principle of majority rule. We will not let that stand."

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