The cult movie Reefer Madness, released in 1938, warned of the horrors of marijuana — or, as a movie poster put it, “the torturer that never stops.” The film was an extreme portrait, full of death and ...

Last week’s column explored Proposition 19 and the number of property tax transfer applications approved statewide in the last fiscal year. Voters in 2020 approved Prop. 19, which allows property ...

Nearly four years into California’s new property tax transfer law, just over half of applicants are being approved. From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, the most recent data available, 56% of ...

The pandemic has put a strain on everyone, including our local governments. Now more than ever, our communities need more funding and that’s why I’m supporting Proposition 19. Prop 19 will generate ...