Howard Jarvis’ Proposition 13 has harmed California voters by creating “a disparate system in which new buyers pay vastly higher taxes than longtime owners.” Prop. 15, a community initiative to tax wealthy corporations and raise up to $11.5 billion for schools and local governments, aims to topple this regressive policy. The New York Times makes it clear: after 40 years, now is the time for change!

For years, Prop. 13 has starved California’s public resources in order to benefit major corporate entities. Thanks to Prop 13, Disney robs Orange County of $19.6 million a year while Chevron, the region’s biggest polluter, underpays Contra Costa County by $4.2 million. Even Trump is involved… his organization cheats Californians out of up to $11 million a year! This is unacceptable.

The Los Angeles Times encourages voters to vote YES on Prop. 15. The publication points to a series of issues that emerged as the result of Prop. 13, specifically the devastating effect it has had on local governments and their struggling tax revenue. Prop. 15 is what it takes to fix California’s crumbling infrastructure, schools and businesses.

The San Francisco Chronicle calls on CA voters to vote YES on Prop 15. Despite California’s progressive legacy, the state still lies heavily flawed with its taxing system that rewards large corporations at the cost of homeowners and small businesses. Prop. 15 works to remedy this harm, while still protecting California’s most vulnerable tenants.

After a series of tax reform victories in California, grassroots organizations and movements are moving forward and attempting to do the unthinkable: challenge Prop 13. Coined the Schools and Communities First initiative, they’re mobilizing a wide coalition of community members to make sure corporations and the wealthy finally pay their fair share of taxes.

40 years ago, California was the model state for public schools across the nation. Now, they rank 43rd out of 50 in per-pupil spending, which is just one of the many problems California schools face due to a significant lack of funding.

According to a Department of Education survey, 94 percent of public school teachers pay out of pocket for their classes’ school supplies. It didn’t matter whether they taught in cities, suburbs, rural areas, almost all teachers had to pay for their classes without reimbursement.