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Originally Posted by totsuka
Prop. 13 saved millions of Ca homeowners and businesses from being forced out of their homes and businesses.
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Brown fought it tooth and nail, and it was passed by a landslide. He (Brown) also started California down the road toward bankruptcy when he allowed public employee unions to engage in collective bargaining in his first time as governor.
Fast forward 40 years
Brown runs again for CA Governor and promises he will not touch Prop 13 pointing to his Jarvis Foundation rating.
Brown is re-elected to the amazement of people who lived through his first reign. He also fires all the trigger school board members, replacing them with the Same Cronies, Including Bill Honig: In between meetings with legislative leader's Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown defended his appointment of Bill Honig. The former state school's chief convicted 18 years ago on conflict-of-interest charges, to the State Board of Education.
This man funneled hundreds of thousands into his wife's company.
Jerry Brown defends appointment of ousted former schools chief Bill Honig - latimes.com
and, like any slimy politician would, goes back on his promise the very first day:
Jerry Brown Slams Prop. 13 Implementation On First Day In Office