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   Issue Papers : Index


Sunshine Review - California State Budget
February 3, 2009

High Speed Rail = High Speed Deficit
August 1, 2008

Global Warming's Hoopla II
August 27, 2007

Sacramento City's Hidden Utility Tax
January 18, 2007

Measure L - A Friend's Question
January 15, 2007

Updated History Of The City Of Sacramento's Utility User Tax
August 10, 2005

No Way - Measure A!
September 2, 2004

Sacramento City Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee History and Performance
April 1, 2003, Jan 1998 through Nov. 2002

Measure T, The Fair Utility Tax Act, Defeated By Opponent's $394,000
December 1, 2002, Tax Relief For Commercial Enterprises And Those With A Yearly Income Of More Than $25,000 Denied

Future Water Supply for Sacramento County
August 1, 2002

Global Warming
July 21, 2002

Republican And Democrat Claims To Origin Are Bogus
May 30, 2002

Regional Sewer System Change Of Connection Fee From Flat To Tiered
February 19, 2002

Remarks Before Sacramento City Council by Richard Mersereau, President
November 27, 2001, Mayor Fargo, Honorable City Council Members, City Manager Thomas, and Fellow Taxpayers: My name is Richard Mersereau. I am a resident of Fair Oaks, and I am the elected President of the Sacramento County Taxpayers League. I join you tonight at the invitation of the Mayor to formally present to you the "Taxpayers League Plan" to reduce the Utility Users Tax (UUT) levied by the City of Sacramento.

The City of Sacramento's Utilities Taxes
August 27, 2001, Most people don't know that the City of Sacramento has two different types of utilities taxes.

The Sacramento Bee's Many Positions On Flood Control for the Sacramento Valley
July 5, 2001, The controversy over flood control protection for the Sacramento Valley has put The Sacramento Bee in a number of different positions as to what facilities should be

Arsenic In Water
May 18, 2001, former President Clinton's decision to lower the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water, made on his last day in office.

The Case for an Auburn Dam
February 18th will be the fifteenth anniversary of the devastating 1986 flood that came within minutes and inches of topping Sacramento's levees

History of Auburn Dam
The Taxpayers League has supported the Auburn Dam for years.

Following the Tobacco Money Trail
In California, the major legislation involved in disbursing many millions of dollars from tobacco users and producers stems from tax increases approved by Propositions 99 and 10, and by a settlement agreement involving lawsuits by 40 states, including California, against the tobacco industry.

Solid Waste Disposal Crisis
PROBLEM - Sacramento County will run out of disposal space at its Kiefer Landfill by year 2001

Business Plan For Refuse Enterprise Fund
PROBLEM - The Waste Management System consists of the Kiefer Landfill

Milking the Cash Cow
The Sacramento County Taxpayers League has always been opposed to city and county elected officials acting like bankers, using Sacramento taxpayers as guarantors of loans made to private investors, and as providers of selective direct and tax subsidies to commercial enterprises.

Flood Control for the Sacramento Valley Along the American River
It is irrefutable that the Sacramento Valley needs greater flood protection as demonstrated by the devastating floods of 1986, 1995 and 1997.

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KEN PAYNE
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JON COUPAL
President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
KATY GRIMES
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DIANE SCHACHTERLE
ACRI, Director of Policy and Planning
Treasurer
THOMAS REAVEY
Analyst
Executive Director
BOB BLYMYER
 
 
 
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