Proposition J would end a 42-year-old transfer-tax exemption for foreclosure sales of large commercial and multiunit residential properties valued over $10 million, preserving it for single-family homes, condos and small residential buildings.
Author Archives: Troy Sambajon
Troy Sambajon is a Report for America corps member covering San Francisco City Hall and the impacts of federal policy across the Bay Area. He previously worked at the Christian Science Monitor, where his reporting on housing news and human-interest stories was recognized by the New England Newspaper Association. Troy began his journalism career at his California hometown newspaper, the Vallejo Times-Herald.
Posted inCity Hall, Elections, Government & Politics
Proposition H and Regional Transit Measure: SF Seeks Parcel and Sales Taxes to Keep Muni Moving
If voters do not pass the local Proposition H and Regional Measure RTM — aka the Connect Bay Area Act — to authorize new revenue, the system that undergirds San Francisco’s transit-first housing policies faces catastrophic cuts.
Posted inAging, Economy & Business, Elections
Wiener, Chan Back Raising Social Security’s Payroll Tax Cap
At a candidate forum hosted by California Alliance for Retired Americans, the two contenders for California’s 11th Congressional District seat agreed: High earners should pay more into Social Security.