Is there anything the California Legislature wouldn’t do to prevent a tax relief measure from appearing on the ballot? Apparently not.

With virtually no notice, legislation was introduced last week with the intent of negating the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Prop. 13, a proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to close court-created loopholes in Proposition 13.

Not only does Senate Bill 423, written by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, reflect anti-taxpayer policy, the manner in which it was introduced – as a “gut and amend” bill – should enlighten voters about how little transparency there is in Sacramento.

For context, recall that HJTA sponsored the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, a measure which would have appeared on th

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