“It’s vital for the League of California Cities’ leadership to advocate for the interests of all its member cities. However, its recent actions and false claims regarding the Taxpayer Protection Act are disappointing. The League’s credibility and capacity to advance the interest of cities hinges on providing accurate and unbiased information—signaling the need for the League’s leaders to alter their approach,” said Will O’Neill, board member for the Association of California Cities – Orange County and Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Newport Beach.

What the city isn’t telling you is the rates haven’t increased since 1993 because the city must put the rate increase on the ballot!

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation has issued its annual edition of the Follow the Money report detailing examples of government waste, fraud, and abuse in the past year that total in the billions.