> But, the big difference in California is that if you inherited property or bought it a long time ago you pay much less property taxes than people who bought homes recently, due to Proposition 13. This means property taxes are not as strong a source of revenue in California compared to other states;

Well, the assessment rule is part of it, but prop 13 also limits the property tax rate as well as the assessments. Even with full-value assessment, California property taxes would be in the bottom half of states due to Prop 13 rate limits alone.