Outrageous: Another Tax Plan Headed Your Way

Media
Sep 29
2 min read

Are you ready to pay even more? On Tuesday, my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors will take the first step toward placing a new tax on the ballot—one that will make San Diego even more expensive.

They’ll tell you this tax is about protecting services, solving problems, and “safeguarding the future.” But let’s be honest: this Board Letter won’t lower your electricity bill. It won’t make groceries more affordable. It won’t help young families achieve the American Dream. In fact, it will do the opposite—driving up the cost of living in a county that is already the most expensive place in the entire country.

This is outrageous. This is unacceptable. And it must be stopped.

Instead of looking at ways to cut waste, streamline bureaucracy, or reprioritize spending, some on the Board want to take the easy way out: reaching deeper into your pockets. That’s not leadership—that’s government greed.

We’ve seen this playbook before. In Sacramento and at City Hall, new taxes are always sold as the magic solution. But the results are the same every time: bigger government, higher costs, more debt, and no relief for working families, seniors, or small businesses. Now, they want to drag San Diego County down that same reckless path.

Here’s the truth:

Government always takes, takes, takes—and rarely gives back.
Core services should be the priority—keeping deputies on patrol, firefighters on call, and protecting our neighborhoods—not creating new commissions, hiring consultants, or chasing pet projects.
People are already struggling—from soaring energy bills to skyrocketing grocery prices to housing costs that are forcing seniors out of their homes and young families out of California altogether. Adding another tax will crush them even further.