Let’s call it the first California test case of the voters’ view of taxes since November 2008. Let’s say the citizens asked, resoundingly, "What the heck are you thinking?"
Over 2/3 of the voters in Chula Vista, the second largest city in San Diego County, yesterday easily defeated the Prop A sales tax increase in a controversial mail ballot election.
Combined with the state state sales tax increase, the measure would have imposed on Chula Vistans a nearly 10% sales tax, one of the highest in the region.
Republican Mayor Cheryl Cox along with three Dem colleagues supported the tax. Opposed was Republican Deputy Mayor John McCann, the GOP nominee for AD 78 last year. The San Diego County Taxpayers Association, local Chula Vista Taxpayers Association, and Lincoln Club of SD joined the opposition, with the latter doing a sizable independent expenditure in the final days.
This is a major win for McCann, who was recently named the SD GOP’s Local Elected Official of the Year.
More Info….
NO on Measure A website
http://protectchulavista.com/
Election Results
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/results/special.xml
May 6th, 2009 at 12:00 am
John and Myssie McCann, Larry Breitfelder, Russ Hall, Ed Herrera and many other local, grass roots activists are to thank for this. They went up against all odds, massive union propaganda, and WON!
Special kudos to Councilman John McCann who was the ONLY councilmember who stood up against this monstrosity.
Expect the statewide propositions to similarly go down in flames. Maybe the politicians will finally get it!