Rights you are going to see them vote with their feet and leave california. That attorneys me as someone who wants to retire and die in california i dont want to leave the state as a economic matter i dont consider myself to be fairly taxed. I do pay a higher tax rate and i think that is fine. But the people who are successful in our society are increasingly asked asked to bear more and more of the share of the tax burden as opposed to making sure that all citizens understand that if we are going to have a world class Education System we have to balance that against other things. We cannot both have a big bullet train to nowhere that is going to cost probably over billion dollars and have a world class system. I hope for the American Dream to continue here in california and i hope to have the Opportunity One day represent the voters of San Francisco and play my role in the Public Service and i come mend the senator for doing that and sacrificing his career in that regard and i hope to
Exercised here in the beautiful city of San Francisco and the state of california where i chose to live, but many california voters are voting with their feet and they are voting with their feet to leave the state of california. They are moving to nevada, texas and other parts of the country where they are less taxed and regulated and less burdened by rules such as calorie count on the menus such as the regulations regarding home care workers, it does not make sense to start a new business here in california. And frankly that is where the taxes come from in most states they come from businesses. As the businesses flee you are going to see the tax base flee and as legislatures such as senator leno continue to pass more legislation that impedes the freedom of business and citizens to exercise their rights you are going to see them vote with their feet and leave california. That attorneys me as someone who wants to retire and die in california i dont want to leave the state as a economic
Of them, the Hetch Hetchy Valley. Have other studies said this is feasible . Sure, just like tearing down city hall or knocking down the golden gate bridge, thats possible but not feasible. Were not going to spend 3 billion dollars to tear down the hetch hetchy dam. Lets not forget, we are also stewards for two dozen cities in the peninsula. Over 2 million californians benefit from the foresight of our forefathers almost 100 years ago in building hetch hetchy. While the rest of the state is tying themselves up in knots trying to figure out where to get their water. Not only did we have the type of water storage hetch hetchy provides, not only today but in the future, we are in a solid place. And to spend this kind of money, and lets just talk about the 8 Million Dollars, i think thats one thing we can agree on. This calls for us to spend 8 Million Dollars. In my own district, out at like merced, were taking that amount of money and building a water recycling plant. Mike wants us to tak
Rate will be lower than the maximum submitted in this measure. Im here with board of supervisors president david chu, and also joining us is starchild and former candidate for Public Office and opponent of the office. Supervisor chiu, please explain why we should be voting for this proposition. So proposition e is a measure it reform our Current Business tax. Over a decade ago, a lawsuit forced our city to use a business tax that is problematic for many reasons. First and foremost, it is a tax on jobs. Every time a local employer hires someone there is a Business Payroll tax thats levied on that person. Secondly, it is a tax that is only levied on 10 percent of all businesses and many of these are Small Businesses who have really been asking for reform for many many years. Currently we are the only city in the state of california that uses this Business Payroll tax. Our city government, we spent 6 months earlier this year in conversations with many Leaders Within the community to propo
Senator for doing that and sacrificing his career in that regard and i hope to be able to join him one day, thank you. I inseerly thank the an dates, on behalf of the league of San Francisco, and the jr. League of San Francisco. The university of california San Francisco, the San Francisco public librariry and our media partner, San Francisco government television. And thanks to each of you, for taking the time to inform yourself about your choices on november 6th. Good evening. [ applause ] jennifer wagner. Jnny first joined the league in San Francisco in 2001 and has since volunteered in many roles at the local, regional and state and nation levels she currently volunteered as the president of the league of woman voters of california, and is a Small Business owner here in San Francisco. She holds a degree in government, from claire mont college and a policy. Good evening, everyone, candidates. Good evening. This year we have two candidates for state Assembly State 19, michael brior a