Common Ground California

California Chapter of Common Ground USA. Shifting the burden of tax from labor to land. All people have equal and common rights in the earth and its resources.

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Missed our latest live webinar? You can now watch the full recording here:

https://t.co/AznR6MxF19

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

We are now posting on Bluesky. https://t.co/G4bBA4OKcV

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

We are now on Bluesky as well. https://t.co/G4bBA4OKcV

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

You can read our 2020 whitepaper on Transit Value Capture to find more fresh ideas on how to fund transit by sharing land values: https://t.co/27cTAP5kUl

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Thread talking transit value capture, a great way to ensure that the public reaps the benefit of land value uplift caused by public investments. CA needs to allow transit agencies to develop land they own and use the rents to fund transit!

[Seamless Bay Area @seamlessbayarea]

The State Transit Transformation Task Force is back from lunch, to talk about transit-oriented development and housing/land use to drive transit ridership....

[Terner Center @TernerHousing]

We're hiring a Project Policy Analyst to support the California Social Housing Study, a multi-year project to analyze opportunities, obstacles, and recommendations for the creation of social housing at scale in the state of California. Apply here: https://t.co/n5QwIA47cH

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Come join us this Saturday from 1-5 at Ambitious Ales in Long Beach! Meet other Georgists and play the Landlord's Game, the Georgist precursor to Monopoly! https://t.co/gnOa9eo4d2

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Prop 13 is a reverse Robin Hood, robbing the poor to subsidize the rich. Tax the land!

[Oakland Antioch & Eastern RR @TribTowerViews]

Great to see Center for American Progress endorse cost rentals!!!

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

.@AOC, welcome to Common Ground! For the last 3 years, we've proudly supported CA's Social Housing Act to create a public developer to finance construction of mixed-income housing on public lands, sharing land rents for the common good. Now it's taking off at the federal level!

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“It’s becoming nearly impossible for working-class people to buy and keep a roof over their heads,” @AOC and @SenTinaSmith write. “Congress must respond with a plan that matches the scale of this crisis.”

Read: https://t.co/o4ishwWu92

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

As structured, these measures do not cut taxes for "every home and business" - only those that are owner-occupied. Households and businesses that do not own property will effectively pay more.

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

California tried this. The result? CA went from 5th to 47th in per-pupil school funding, and now has the nation's highest poverty rate and most expensive cities. Other states must learn from our mistakes.

[Jared Polis @jaredpolis]

Today I signed a bipartisan bill to further cut property tax rates for every home and business in Colorado

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

When states cut property taxes, they penalize productivity and shifts the burden of funding public services from unearned wealth to hard-earned income, from richer landowners to poorer workers. Property tax cuts do not promote fairness, equality, or economic growth.

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Join us on Labor Day to celebrate Henry George's 185th Birthday! 4pm at Clio's in Oakland.

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Join our Bay Area members this Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd to Celebrate the 185th Birthday of Henry George with Drinks at Clio’s in Oakland at 4pm! https://t.co/bZDbiKqJMb

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Join our Bay Area members this Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd to Celebrate the 185th Birthday of Henry George with Drinks at Clio’s in Oakland at 4pm! https://t.co/bZDbiKqJMb

[Evolve CA @evolve_ca]

The new semester is just around the corner! Let’s reform Prop. 13 so students & teachers have the resources to thrive⭐️

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

In summary, Waranoff’s arguments against RM 4 and Prop 5 are flawed, contradictory, and fail to offer constructive alternatives. They reflect a narrow, exclusionary perspective that resists necessary solutions to the housing crisis.

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

Nick Waranoff’s arguments against RM 4 and Prop 5 are flawed, contradictory, and fail to offer constructive alternatives. His perspective resists necessary solutions to the housing crisis. Let's break down why his points don't hold up. ⬇️

https://t.co/x7EhKYzdau

[Common Ground California @CACommonGround]

He argues California is already a high-tax state and opposes making it easier to raise taxes. But this ignores that our reliance on sales and income taxes stems from Prop 13's limitations. RM 4 and Prop 5 can shift the tax burden to more progressive property taxes.