Governor Brown's housing proposal could mean sweeping Bay Area changes

Re:Governor Brown's housing proposal could mean sweeping Bay... by adrr on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @03:32PM (#11725070)

Community could always implement Mello-Roos tax which can be used to fund new infrastructure. Its how a lot of new communities pay for their schools and roads.

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Re:Governor Brown's housing proposal could mean sweeping Bay... by refurb on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @08:18PM (#11727070)

This is a great point that a lot of people miss. Yes, Prop 13 limits the increase in property taxes, but there are other ways to raise taxes collected on homeowners.

When I was looking to buy a house in SF, I dug up a lot of the tax information and the Mello-Roos tax seemed pretty common.

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