Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This paper focuses on the politics of raising local revenue for fire protection by examining the issues surrounding San Diego County California's unsuccessful attempt in 2008 to pass Proposition A. Proposition A would have established a special fire protection parcel tax and a regional fire protection agency to coordinate expenditures and regional firefighting efforts.In addition to an economy at the onset of a deep economic recession, California's constitutional requirement for two-thirds voter approval for dedicated tax increases, and conservative voters with an aversion to tax increases, supporters of Proposition A faced other issues that may have affected the outcome of the election, including the issues of timing, openness and transparency, accountability and trust, coalition building and political leadership, and demographic cleavages.
DOI: 10.5070/p2h88g
Authors: Jacqueline Vaughn, Hanna J. Cortner
Institution: Northern Arizona University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2038352341