As Lori Weisberg explained it in the San Diego Union Tribune, the “highly divisive measure that would impose a hefty tax on the owners of second homes that lack a full-time resident” was going down to defeat San Diego voters in Tuesday’s election.
While final results were not in yet, it would appear that once again voters in San Diego were against any kind of tax increase or anything that even looked like it.
In recent elections, it has been very difficult for any kind of proposed tax increase to be approved by voters in San Diego.
Is San Diego a city that has become known as a no tax hike city? Maybe.
When you live in a city that has a high cost of living high prices for housing and for gasoline, it should not be a big surprise.
San Diego may be America’s finest city, but it’s also one of the most costly cities used to live in.
There is no easy fix to the problem. As we have seen during the budget battle at City Hall, what some people believe should be cut others say should not be.
It is hard to come to any kind of consensus.And that is going to continue to be a taxing problem for local leaders
(Photo San Diego County Registrar of Voters)